# Accident 19920311005879A: Piper PA46310P, Aiken, SC, March 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1992, 14:00 local time
- Place: Aiken, SC
- Airport: Aiken Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5405° N, 81.7193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5405&lon=-81.7193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4387V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,080 total, 70 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920311005879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND GUST CAUSED DRIFT OFF RUNWAY. LANDED IN SOFT SOD OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL92LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA058), Mar 11, 1992: Piper PA-46-310 (N4387V), Aiken, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE UNEXPECTED, GUSTING CROSSWIND.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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