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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pilats PC1245 · Burnsville, NC · May 22, 2008

Date: May 22, 2008 · 09:15 local
Place: Burnsville, NC
Airport: Mountain Air Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N522DJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08CA188
Reported as: Pilats PC1245
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A67
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,870 total1,100 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot attempted to land at a private mountainous airport with an elevation of 4,390 feet (mean sea level). The runway was 2900 feet long and 50 feet wide. Pilot stated that he touched down in the first one third of the runway and had difficulty controlling the airplane on the runway. The airplane departed the runway and hit a tree along the right side of the runway, the hit the bank along the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest in the last one third of the runway along the left side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT A PRIVATE MOUNTAINOUS AIRPORT WITH AN ELEVATION OF 4,390 FEET (MEAN SEA LEVEL). THE RUNWAY WAS 2900 FEET LONG AND 50 FEET WIDE. PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIRST ONE THIRD OF THE RUNWAY AND HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND HIT A TREE ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE HIT THE BANK ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE LAST ONE THIRD OF THE RUNWAY ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

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 NYC08CA188Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBurnsville, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind conditions.May 22, 2008 · Substantial damage