# Accident 20130610010519A: Piper PA-46-310P, Bethany, OK, June 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2013, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bethany, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5342° N, 97.6469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5342&lon=-97.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13PC) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130610010519A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS LANDING WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND.  UPON LANDING THE PILOT FAILED TO RELEASE THE LEFT RUDDER HE WAS USING IN THE CROSSWIND AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A SMALL CONCRETE PAD AND THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE VASI (VISUAL APPROACHED SLOPE INDICATOR) AND DESTROYED AT LEAST ONE UNIT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE FIREWALL FORWARD.  PILOT DID NOT PROVIDE A STATEMENT.

## 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 CEN13LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA332), Jun 10, 2013: Piper PA-46-310P (N13PC), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

## Other reports on N13PC (1)

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

- [Incident 19980303012199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980303012199I), Mar 3, 1998: Piper PA46310P (N13PC), Cedar Park, TX. Narrative: on March 3, 1998, a Piper, PA-46-310P registration N13PC operated by Mr. David lancaster experienced engine failure prior to landing at Breakaway…

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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