Piper PA-32RT-300T N25RC

Summary

On 4 July 2022 at about 12:35 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T registered N25RC was involved in an accident near Frankston, Texas, 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

4 July 2022 at 12:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Frankston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Aero Estates Airport (T25)

Coordinates

32.0818, -95.4525

Aircraft

Piper PA-32RT-300T

Registration

N25RC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Annuac → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA307

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s delayed aborted takeoff that resulted in a runway overrun and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during a takeoff from a wet grass airstrip, he glanced down at a point down the runway that had a reduction in elevation. When he looked back up, his perception of the tree height at the end of the runway increased. He stated that he aborted the takeoff even though the airplane attained rotation speed. The airplane slid about 1,200 ft down and off the runway end and impacted trees and terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot stated there was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.