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FAA accident report · Piper PA60600 · Presque Isle, ME · April 10, 1998

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Date
April 10, 1998 · 18:37 local
Place
Presque Isle, ME
Airport
Northern Maine Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MFEA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7527S
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC98FA092
Reported as
Piper PA60600
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1F5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total123 in this make and model123 in the last 90 days
N7527SRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2000 · Smith AEROSTAR 600S/N 60-0188-084Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 600

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft crashed at the end of rwy 1 on takeoff, pilot suffered fatal inj acft was destroyed, Presque Isle, ME. (.4) the twin-engine Aerostar departed on runway 1. While on initial climb, after take-off, witnesses observed the airplane roll to the left until it became inverted, after which the nose dropped and the airplane impacted the ground in a near vertical nose down attitude. The fuselage was consumed with a post crash fire. On-site examination revealed the wing flaps and landing gear were retracted. No evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction was found the airplane, engines, or propellers. The investigation revealed that both propellers were rotating and absorbing power at the time of impact. The winds were reported from 360 degrees at 17 knots, with gusts to 25 knots. (-23) aircraft departed pqi at 1830 LCL under VFR conditions. Aircraft climbed to approx. 500' AGL. Aircraft then rolled to the left and immediately nosed down. Aircraft impacted the ground approx. 500' before the end of the runway and 1000' to the west of runway 01.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED AT THE END OF RWY 1 ON TAKEOFF, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ ACFT WAS DESTROYED, PRESQUE ISLE, ME. (.4) THE TWIN-ENGINE AEROSTAR DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 1. WHILE ON INITIAL CLIMB, AFTER TAKE-OFF, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ROLL TO THE LEFT UNTIL IT BECAME INVERTED, AFTER WHICH THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE FUSELAGE WAS CONSUMED WITH A POST CRASH FIRE. ON-SITE EXAMINATION REVEALED THE WING FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR WERE RETRACTED. NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND THE AIRPLANE, ENGINES, OR PROPELLERS. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT BOTH PROPELLERS WERE ROTATING AND ABSORBING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 360 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PQI AT 1830 LCL UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROX. 500' AGL. AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND IMMEDIATELY NOSED DOWN. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROX. 500' BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND 1000' TO THE WEST OF RUNWAY 01.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC98FA092Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMapleton, MEthe failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff for undetermined reasons.Apr 10, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N7527S · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19940429014469IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Jacksonville, FLEngine failed in flight. Diverted to Jacksonville. Found upper thru bolt had failed.Apr 29, 1994 · Reported as Piper PA60600 · Minor damageIncident 19881122068259IDescent · Mobile, ALEmergency hatch departed during descent. Landed safely. Retaining pin had slid out.Nov 22, 1988 · Reported as Piper PA60600