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FAA accident report · Piper PA-31T · Fort Lauderdale, FL · March 15, 2013

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Date
March 15, 2013 · 16:20 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Fort Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N63CA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13FA168
Reported as
Piper PA-31T
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,762 total11 in this make and model
N63CARegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Piper PA-31TS/N 31T-7820033 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-31TEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On March 15, 2013 at 1620, N63CA, a Piper PA-31T, cheyenne ii, registered to mas inc. operating as a 14 CFR part 91 aircraft, collided with the ground 0.5 miles east of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (fxe) after takeoff. Postcrash fire consumed the airframe, the airline transport rated pilot and two passengers were killed. The aircraft departed from runway 08, for a maintenance check flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, winds were out of the NE at 10MPH gusting to 18MPH, visibility was 10 miles. Based on witness statements, the right engine developed a problem after takeoff. According to ATC plots, the aircraft drifted to the right of centerline at midfield and climbed to 300FT MSL, heading 094 & 90 knots. The aircraft then turned right to a heading of 221 & 91 knots and height of 200FT MSL. Moments later the aircraft turned right again and rolled past 90 degrees with a nose down attitude then continued to roll inverted, and impact the ground at approximately a nw heading. Ground scars indicated signs of an high angle/low speed impact.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 15, 2013 AT 1620, N63CA, A PIPER PA-31T, CHEYENNE II, REGISTERED TO MAS INC. OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 AIRCRAFT, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND 0.5 MILES EAST OF FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE) AFTER TAKEOFF. POSTCRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRFRAME, THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE KILLED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 08, FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, WINDS WERE OUT OF THE NE AT 10MPH GUSTING TO 18MPH, VISIBILITY WAS 10 MILES. BASED ON WITNESS STATEMENTS, THE RIGHT ENGINE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM AFTER TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO ATC PLOTS, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AT MIDFIELD AND CLIMBED TO 300FT MSL, HEADING 094 & 90 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED RIGHT TO A HEADING OF 221 & 91 KNOTS AND HEIGHT OF 200FT MSL. MOMENTS LATER THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT AGAIN AND ROLLED PAST 90 DEGREES WITH A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE THEN CONTINUED TO ROLL INVERTED, AND IMPACT THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY A NW HEADING. GROUND SCARS INDICATED SIGNS OF AN HIGH ANGLE/LOW SPEED IMPACT.

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 ERA13FA168Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportFort Lauderdale, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following an emergency, the nature of which could not be determined because of crash and fire damage, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Mar 15, 2013 · Destroyed