Piper PA 34-220T N8404B

Summary

On 20 April 2018 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA 34-220T registered N8404B was involved in an accident near Clewiston, Florida, United States. 4 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

20 April 2018 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Clewiston, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Airglades (2IS)

Coordinates

26.7336, -81.0483

Aircraft

Piper PA 34-220T

Registration

N8404B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeland → Clewiston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR18LA124

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff following an overboost of the right engine during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. After touching down, the pilot retracted the flaps and advanced both throttles to takeoff power. Shortly thereafter, he felt the airplane yaw to the right, observed an overboost indicator light for the right engine, and the airplane exited the right side of the runway. The pilot said that once the airplane was in the grass, he regained control of the airplane and reduced both engines to idle power; however, the airplane impacted the edge of a crossing taxiway and briefly became airborne before landing on the opposite side of the taxiway, resulting in substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any evidence of any preexisting mechanical malfunction of the engines or turbocharger systems that would have precluded normal operation. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot's failure to maintain directional control following an inadvertent overboost of the right engine during takeoff. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.