Piper PA 46-350P N427AB

Summary

On 12 February 2015 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA 46-350P registered N427AB was involved in an accident near Akron, Ohio, 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

12 February 2015 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Akron, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Akron Fulton Intl (AKR)

Coordinates

41.0375, -81.4667

Aircraft

Piper PA 46-350P

Registration

N427AB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Indianapolis → Akron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN15CA188

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane veered off the left side of the runway during landing with a left gusting crosswind. The maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity for the airplane was 17 knots. The pilot stated that he had applied right rudder and left aileron control inputs for the landing. The airplane left main landing gear touched down first and when the right main landing gear contacted the runway, a gust of wind lifted the left wing, resulting in a loss of directional control. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway and into a grass area adjacent to the runway where the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The pilot stated that there was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.