Piper PA32 N106C
6 July 2010 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 2010 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA32 registered N106C was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 4 people were 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Albuquerque Intl Sunport Airpo (ABQ)
- Coordinates
- 35.0372, -106.6056
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32
- Registration
- N106C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albuquerque → Temple
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA375
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was taking off to the east with winds at the time of the accident from 060 degrees at 9 knots. The pilot said the airplane made a sudden hard turn to the left just before liftoff. He applied right rudder and right brake but the airplane drifted off of the left side of the runway and the right wing impacted a runway marker sign 130 feet to the left of the runway centerline. The impact caused substantial damage to the right wing, aileron, flap and stabilator. The fuel tank in the right wing ruptured and there was a substantial fuel spill, but no post-impact fire. The pilot and his three passengers were not injured and exited the airplane unassisted. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure with the airplane. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who responded to the scene and examined the airplane reported that there were no anomalies with the brake system, nosewheel steering, or flight controls.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2010 | Piper PA32 | Chambery, France | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Oct 2010 | Piper PA32-301 | Vipingo Ridge, Kenya | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 2010 | Piper PA32 | Santiago, Ecuador | Fundacion Amazonia Verde | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2009 | Piper PA32 | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | Servant Air Ministries, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 2009 | Piper PA32 | Jacksonvile, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2008 | Piper PA32 | New Albany, Mississippi, United States | Cooper Electrical Controls Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 28 Aug 2010 | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK | Socorro, New Mexico, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 10 Oct 2010 | Cessna 180 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | Evans Craig M | No injuries | - |
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