# Accident 19951203039449A: Piper PA46350P, Ft Myers, FL, December 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1995, 16:15 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5192° N, 81.9802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5192&lon=-81.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8888X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8888X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AE2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951203039449A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT REGISTER STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, APPLYING NORMAL RIGHT RUDDER FOR P. FACTOR DID NOT OVERCOME SEVERE LEFT DRIFT. ABORTED TAKEOFF, WENT INTO GRASS ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL STRUCK SMALL DITCH AND COLLAPSED, PROPELLER STRIKE AND COWLING DAMAGE EVIDENT. NO OTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE EVIDENT. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE APPLIED NORMAL RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE FOR ENGINE TORQUE. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE PILOT INPUT AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT.  HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRPLANE WENT ONTO THE GRASS AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE THEN COLLIDED WITH A SMALL DITCH AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 MIA96LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA055), Dec 3, 1995: Piper PA-46 (N8888X), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE AMOUNT OF RUDDER INPUT TO COMPENSATE FOR ENGINE TORQUE DURING TAKEOFF.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.