20190505003979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Anderson, IN · May 5, 2019

Date: May 5, 2019 · 08:30 local
Place: Anderson, IN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N999CR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19FA135
Reported as: Piper PA-34-220T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N999CRRegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2022 · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 3449143 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On may 5, 2019, at approximately 8:30AM eastern daylight time (EDT), a Piper PA-34-220T, N999CR, impacted terrain at the Anderson municipal airport - Anderson, Indiana (kaid).

The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged from impact. The airplane was registered to spc leasing, LLC., and was operating under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a ferry flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed or required.

During climb-out (runway three-six), the airplane began a descending, left-banked turn. The airplane continued descending, impacting a sod area with the left wingtip first, approximately at a ninety-degree bank angle. The aircraft came to rest, facing southeast, between the ramp, taxiway golf, and a fueling station.

Medical personnel airlifted the pilot to a hospital.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 5, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30AM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A PIPER PA-34-220T, N999CR, IMPACTED TERRAIN AT THE ANDERSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT - ANDERSON, INDIANA (KAID).

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FROM IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO SPC LEASING, LLC., AND WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A FERRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED.

DURING CLIMB-OUT (RUNWAY THREE-SIX), THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A DESCENDING, LEFT-BANKED TURN. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED DESCENDING, IMPACTING A SOD AREA WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP FIRST, APPROXIMATELY AT A NINETY-DEGREE BANK ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, FACING SOUTHEAST, BETWEEN THE RAMP, TAXIWAY GOLF, AND A FUELING STATION.

MEDICAL PERSONNEL AIRLIFTED THE PILOT TO A HOSPITAL.

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 CEN19FA135Accident · Serious injuriesClass 2 · FieldFinal reportAnderson, INThe loss of left engine power due to an incorrectly adjusted fuel servo and the airplane's nose up trim which resulted in the airplane steep climb, loss of airspeed, and aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.May 5, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N999CR · 1

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

Incident 20100217028379ITakeoff: Climb Out · St Paul, MNUpon departure aircraft nose landing gear did not fully retract. Flight continued to destination. Upon arrival nose gear failed to extend via normal and alternate procedures. The pilot landed with the nose gear retracted and feathered the propellers prior to…Feb 17, 2010 · Minor damage