Piper PA46R N563WT

Summary

On 9 September 2016 at about 02:12 local time, a Piper PA46R registered N563WT, operated by Airtrek Investments Ltd, was involved in an accident near Reserve, New Mexico, United States. One person was 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

9 September 2016 at 02:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Reserve, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Reserve (T16)

Coordinates

33.6942, -108.8508

Aircraft

Piper PA46R

Registration

N563WT

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Airtrek Investments Ltd

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Socorro → Reserve

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

GAA16CA505

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing at dusk, he attempted to activate the pilot controlled lighting system, but was not successful. He further reported that there was a significant left crosswind, and that perhaps he did not crab enough. The airplane touched down on the grass to the right of the runway, he applied left rudder, the airplane veered to the left, crossed the runway, and continued off the runway to the left into rough terrain. The nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest in a nose down position. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. According to the pilot, the weather at the time of the accident was wind 170 degrees true at 11 knots. The airplane landed on runway 24.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.