Piper PA-32-301T N484AP

Summary

On 7 February 2024 at about 17:26 local time, a Piper PA-32-301T registered N484AP was involved in an accident near Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 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

7 February 2024 at 17:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

North Palm Beach County Genera (F45)

Coordinates

26.8459, -80.2223

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-301T

Registration

N484AP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Palm Beach → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA111

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll in a gusting crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the airplane reported that he was intending to perform a touch and go landing at his home airport. Weather reports around the time of the accident indicated a 13 knot direct crosswind with wind gusts up to 21 knots. The pilot stated that immediately after the left main landing gear touched the runway, the airplane started to drift to the left. The airplane exited the runway into the grass, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the left main landing gear separated from the airplane. The runway excursion resulted in the vertical stabilizer sustaining substantial damage. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.