Piper PA-32RT-300 N513CW

Summary

On 15 January 2012 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300 registered N513CW was involved in an accident near Angle Fire, 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.

Date

15 January 2012 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Angle Fire, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Angel Fire Airport (KAXX)

Coordinates

36.4219, -105.2897

Aircraft

Piper PA-32RT-300

Registration

N513CW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Angle Fire → Wichita

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA140

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the initial takeoff climb from runway 17, the airplane veered abruptly to the left and started to sink. The pilot elected to abort the takeoff and the airplane settled back to the ground. As the airplane rolled through the snow, the nosewheel and the left main landing gear collapsed. A postaccident examination of the airframe revealed that the outboard portion of the left wing was substantially damaged. The reported wind about the time of the accident was from 250 degrees 26 knots gusting up to 37 knots. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.