Piper PA-32-301 N117EM
5 September 2009 · Spicewood, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 2009 at about 17:55 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N117EM was involved in an accident near Spicewood, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spicewood, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spicewood (88R)
- Coordinates
- 30.4778, -98.1211
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-301
- Registration
- N117EM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brenham → Spicewood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA581
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Upon landing on the 30-foot-wide runway at the destination airport, the private pilot applied the brakes. The airplane turned sharply to the left and departed the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest in the upright position, approximately 150 feet from the runway's edge. Damage was sustained to the airplane's nosewheel, firewall and left wing. An examination of the airplane by the responding Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not discover any anomalies with the airplane's controls or braking system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2009 | Piper PA-32-260 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Illinois Aviation Academy, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2009 | Piper PA-32-300 | Corona, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 May 2009 | Piper PA-32-301 | Birchwood, Alaska, United States | Carlos Sean N | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Piper PA-32-300 | Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States | J P Air Service LLC | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2009 | Piper PA-32-260 | Troy, Michigan, United States | Galt Zone LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-32-301 | King Cove, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc | No injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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