What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the morning of July 27, 2019 a private pilot acting as pilot in command of a Piper PA-46-350P departed byran Ohio, his destination was ashville, NC. The pilot had 6 passengers, all grown in statue, and their luggage, made the first leg of the trip; they stopped at Upper Cumberland regional airport (Sparta, TN)(srb). The pilot pumped and paid for 69 gallons of fuel.
The Piper PA-46 aircraft is certificated with six total seats. Therefore one passenger needed to sit on the floor; or on the luggage.
With everyone back onboard, after the quick fuel stop the pilot started the aircraft and realized he had forgotten to take the chocks out. He shut down the aircraft and proceeded to remove the chocks. Then to proceeded to taxi to runway 22 6900FEET in length, 86 degrees, and light winds. On take off the aircraft rolled on the runway approximately 1000 feet then departed the left side of the runway traveled 1500 feet over taxi/runway signage, propeller contacting the entire width of the taxi way, composite blades disentigrated, through a grass area, drainage area and ended in from of the terminal just in the grass area.
The nose gear broke on impact with 4 inches of concrete which held the signage, the right wing twisted it's spar, and the fuselage had several deep gouges.
The passengers de-planed and got their luggage and entered the terminal building. The entire accident was captured on servileness footage from the airport.
The passengers departed approximately 6 minutes after the accident. The pilot remain in order to speak with the FAA iic.
No flight time in the pilot logbooks for this aircraft was noted, there was no insurance on the aircraft, and the private pilot had 99 total hours as PIC. The pilot stated he purchased this aircraft 5 days before accident, he paid 450,000.00 cash. The temperature at the time of the accident was 86 degrees and high humidity. The aircraft was approximately 600 pounds over gross and the high heat contributed to the aircraft not wanting to fly.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE MORNING OF JULY 27, 2019 A PRIVATE PILOT ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A PIPER PA-46-350P DEPARTED BYRAN OHIO, HIS DESTINATION WAS ASHVILLE, NC. THE PILOT HAD 6 PASSENGERS, ALL GROWN IN STATUE, AND THEIR LUGGAGE, MADE THE FIRST LEG OF THE TRIP; THEY STOPPED AT UPPER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (SPARTA, TN)(SRB). THE PILOT PUMPED AND PAID FOR 69 GALLONS OF FUEL.
THE PIPER PA-46 AIRCRAFT IS CERTIFICATED WITH SIX TOTAL SEATS. THEREFORE ONE PASSENGER NEEDED TO SIT ON THE FLOOR; OR ON THE LUGGAGE.
WITH EVERYONE BACK ONBOARD, AFTER THE QUICK FUEL STOP THE PILOT STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE CHOCKS OUT. HE SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE CHOCKS. THEN TO PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 22 6900FEET IN LENGTH, 86 DEGREES, AND LIGHT WINDS. ON TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET THEN DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TRAVELED 1500 FEET OVER TAXI/RUNWAY SIGNAGE, PROPELLER CONTACTING THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE TAXI WAY, COMPOSITE BLADES DISENTIGRATED, THROUGH A GRASS AREA, DRAINAGE AREA AND ENDED IN FROM OF THE TERMINAL JUST IN THE GRASS AREA.
THE NOSE GEAR BROKE ON IMPACT WITH 4 INCHES OF CONCRETE WHICH HELD THE SIGNAGE, THE RIGHT WING TWISTED IT'S SPAR, AND THE FUSELAGE HAD SEVERAL DEEP GOUGES.
THE PASSENGERS DE-PLANED AND GOT THEIR LUGGAGE AND ENTERED THE TERMINAL BUILDING. THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT WAS CAPTURED ON SERVILENESS FOOTAGE FROM THE AIRPORT.
THE PASSENGERS DEPARTED APPROXIMATELY 6 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REMAIN IN ORDER TO SPEAK WITH THE FAA IIC.
NO FLIGHT TIME IN THE PILOT LOGBOOKS FOR THIS AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED, THERE WAS NO INSURANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD 99 TOTAL HOURS AS PIC. THE PILOT STATED HE PURCHASED THIS AIRCRAFT 5 DAYS BEFORE ACCIDENT, HE PAID 450,000.00 CASH. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 86 DEGREES AND HIGH HUMIDITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 600 POUNDS OVER GROSS AND THE HIGH HEAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIRCRAFT NOT WANTING TO FLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.