Piper PA32 N75242

Summary

On 31 March 2019 at about 15:25 local time, a Piper PA32 registered N75242, operated by M&M Air Llc, was involved in an accident near Swainsboro, Georgia, 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

31 March 2019 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Swainsboro, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

East Georgia Regional (SBO)

Coordinates

32.6092, -82.3700

Aircraft

Piper PA32

Registration

N75242

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

M&M Air Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shellman Bluff → Winder

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA191

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and the landing gear collapsing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during cruise flight, the onboard weather radar showed unfavorable weather ahead, and he diverted to a nearby airport for a precautionary landing. Upon touchdown, the airplane veered left and slid off the runway onto an adjacent field, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the upper engine mount. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 230° at 9 knots, gusting to 18 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 32.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.