# Accident 20151203019399A: Piper PA 46-350P, Mammoth, CA, December 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2015, 12:40 local time
- Place: Mammoth, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6242° N, 118.8389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6242&lon=-118.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N546C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N546C-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104627, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 40999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 2,021 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151203019399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED DURING A PHONE INTERVIEW THAT DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL RUNWAY 27 HE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE SEGMENTED CIRCLE OF THE WIND SOCK.

## 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 GAA16CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA069), Dec 3, 2015: Piper PA 46-350P (N546C), Mammoth, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff in high crosswind conditions resulting in the inability to maintain an adequate crosswind correction, consequently failing to maintain directional control and…

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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