Piper PA-46-500TP N21EP
3 June 2013 · West Palm Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 2013 at about 10:20 local time, a Piper PA-46-500TP registered N21EP was involved in an accident near West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. 3 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 10:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wellington Aero Club Airport (FD38)
- Coordinates
- 26.6464, -80.2942
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-500TP
- Registration
- N21EP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Palm Beach → Vero Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13CA278
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s diversion of attention while taxiing the airplane, which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control and collision with a ditch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was taxiing to the runway while adjusting the flight instruments for takeoff when the airplane drifted left of the taxiway centerline and struck a culvert. After performing a visual inspection of the airframe and determining that all systems functioned normally, the pilot elected to continue to the runway and complete the flight as planned. The following day, an inspection of the airplane performed by a mechanic revealed substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. He further stated that he should not have started taxiing the airplane or attempted to “multi-task” while taxiing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2013 | Piper PA-46-310P | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | Chris Brown | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 2013 | Piper PA 46 350P | Carefree, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2013 | Piper PA-46-310P | Dawsonville, Georgia, United States | Culbair LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 2013 | Piper PA 46-350P | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Johnson County Aviation Group LLC | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2013 | Piper PA-46-500TP | Monroe, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2013 | Piper PA 46-350P | Rogers, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2013 | Cessna A185F | Palatka, Florida, United States | Lindsay A. Weaver | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2013 | Cessna 340A | Boynton Beach, Florida, United States | Paul S. Soule Enterprises, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2013 | Cessna 172S | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | Phoenix East Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2013 | Boswell John J AIR CAM 912S | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | John Workman | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 2013 | Cessna T337C | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 2013 | Cessna 310H | Yeehaw Junction, Florida, United States | Cody C. Kit | Fatal | 3 |