Piper PA 46 N301BK

Summary

On 29 December 2016 at about 19:45 local time, a Piper PA 46 registered N301BK, operated by Cambusmoon Inc, was involved in an accident near Nashville, Tennessee, 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.

Date

29 December 2016 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

John C Tune (JWN)

Coordinates

36.1831, -86.8864

Aircraft

Piper PA 46

Registration

N301BK

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Cambusmoon Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Memphis → Nashville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA105

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the aborted landing in gusting crosswind conditions, 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

According to the pilot, during the landing roll, the airplane "began to drift sharply to the left." The pilot reported that, although there were no wind gusts reported, he felt as though a wind gust was pushing the airplane to the left. He attempted to maintain directional control with rudder pedal application, and he applied full right aileron. The airplane continued to drift to the left, and the pilot attempted to abort the landing by applying full throttle and 25° of flaps. He reported that the airplane continued to drift to the left and that he was not able to achieve sufficient airspeed to rotate. The airplane exited the runway, the pilot pulled the throttle to idle, and he applied the brakes to avoid obstacles. However, the airplane impacted the runway and taxiway signage and came to rest in a drainage culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The published METAR for the accident airport reported that the wind was from 290° at 15 knots, and wind gusts exceeded 22 knots 1 hour before and 1 hour after the accident. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 20. The maximum demonstrated crosswind component for the airplane was 17 knots. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.