Piper PA 46-350P N715BB

Summary

On 7 March 2013 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA 46-350P registered N715BB, operated by Johnson County Aviation Group LLC, was involved in an accident near Olathe, Kansas, United States. 2 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

7 March 2013 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Olathe, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Johnson County Executive (KOJC)

Coordinates

38.8475, -94.7375

Aircraft

Piper PA 46-350P

Registration

N715BB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Johnson County Aviation Group LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Olathe → Olathe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA188

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff roll, the airplane veered to the right, and the pilot applied left rudder to correct back to the runway centerline. About the same time, the engine turbocharger became effective, increasing the left yaw. The pilot was unable to counteract the left yaw and aborted the takeoff. The airplane departed the runway and impacted a snow bank, resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The lower section of the engine mount had fractured surfaces consistent with overstress fractures, which were likely caused by the nose landing gear collapse sequence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.