# Accident 20150212004179A: Piper PA 46-350P, Akron, OH, February 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2015, 17:40 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0375° N, 81.4667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0375&lon=-81.4667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150212004179A

## Narrative

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

WINDS WERE 340 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS WITH 10 VISIBILITY, OVERCAST SKIES AT 3, 200 FEET.  TEMP WAS -12C DEW POINT -18C.  RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE NOT REPORTED.  OPERATOR FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND EXITED 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 CEN15CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA188), Feb 12, 2015: Piper PA 46-350P (N427AB), Akron, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N427AB (1)

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

- [Incident 20060920019529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060920019529I), Sep 20, 2006: Piper PA46350P (N427AB), Lawrence, KS, Minor damage. (-23) The instructor pilot and student were practicing a simulated emergency approach and landing in N427AB at the Lawrence Municipal Airport, Lawrence, Kansas…

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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