# Accident 20091206051989A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Cape Hatteras, NC, December 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2009, 10:37 local time
- Place: Cape Hatteras, NC
- Airport: Cape Hatteras
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2328° N, 75.6281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2328&lon=-75.6281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5319J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5319J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: N/A N/A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 150 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091206051989A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL MR. CHARLES F. COLE OBSERVED A TURBOCHARGER OVERBOOST INDICATION ON THE COCKPIT INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF.  ACCORDING TO MR. COLE THE RIGHT BRAKE OF THE PA-32R FAILED DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 07 AT BILLY MITCHELL FIELD ON CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SAND DUNE AND SOME SMALL TREES WITH THE LEFT WING WITH ENOUGH SPEED TO CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN LEFT IMPACTING THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING.

## 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 ERA10LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA092), Dec 6, 2009: Piper PA-32R (N5319J), Hatteras, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N5319J (1)

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

- [Accident 20061231030619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061231030619A), Dec 31, 2006: Piper PA32R301T (N5319J), Crystal Beach, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 31, 2006, the pilot of N5319J a PA-32 attempted to land at the Seafood Warehouse airstrip, a private grass strip in Crystal Beach Texas. The…

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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