# Accident 20080522840479A: Pilats PC1245, Burnsville, NC, May 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2008, 09:15 local time
- Place: Burnsville, NC
- Airport: Mountain Air Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8686° N, 82.3417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8686&lon=-82.3417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522DJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC1245
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A67
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,870 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080522840479A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC08CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA188), May 22, 2008: Pilatus PC-12 (N522DJ), Burnsville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind conditions.

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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