# Accident 20100330030309A: Piper PA-46-310P, Roanoke, VA, March 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2010, 13:00 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3297° N, 79.9872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3297&lon=-79.9872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6913Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6913Z-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100330030309A

## Narrative

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

PIC RADIOED ATC JUST AFTER LIFT OFF AND SAID "MY CONTROL WHEELS ARE LOCKED". AIRCRAFT FLEW ABOUT 45 SECONDS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 24 AND WAS UNABLE TO RETURN SAFELY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES AND CRASHED INTO THE UPS TRUCKING PARKING LOT.  THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS FACTUALY UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THE NTSB LABS HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED WHAT OR IF THE PARTS SENT TO THEM WERE CAUSAL.

## 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 ERA10FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA195), Mar 30, 2010: Piper PA46 (N6913Z), Roanoke, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A malfunction of the flight controls for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N6913Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20081118852369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081118852369A), Nov 18, 2008: Piper PA46310P (N6913Z), Oak Island, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) During takeoff roll on rwy 5 just prior to lifting off, the aircraft began to drift left of the center line. The pilot attempted to apply right rudder to…

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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