# Accident 20250410019589A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA46R-350T, Folkston, GA, April 10, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2025, 16:15 local time
- Place: Folkston, GA
- Airport: Davis Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7959° N, 82.0281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7959&lon=-82.0281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46R-350T (registry code 7104610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46r-350t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA46R-350T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 6
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250410019589A

## Narrative

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

THE LANDING FOR RUNWAY 01 WAS ABORTED, AND “FULL” THROTTLE WAS APPLIED FOR A GO-AROUND.  A PILOT RATED WITNESS STATED THAT UPON HEARING THE ENGINE REV TO FULL POWER HE LOOKED OUT HIS WINDOW AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 15-20 FEET AND HEADING TOWARD TREES LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP IN AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO AVOID THE TREES. AT THIS POINT, HE OBSERVED THE LEFT WING DIP FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE PITCHING DOWN. THE LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED THE FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED. THE LEFT WING DAMAGE  AND GROUND SCARS  INDICATE A HIGH BANK ANGLE AT IMPACT. THIS RESULTED IN A PARTIAL WING SEPARATION AND A BREACH OF THE FUEL TANK/LINES. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO CARTWHEEL AS INDICATED BY GROUND SCARS AND FORWARD FUSELAGE DAMAGE.  THE FINAL GROUND SCAR SHOWS THE CARTWHEEL CONTINUED AS THE TAIL CONTACTED THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID BACKWARDS AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE AND COME TO A STOP.

## 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 ERA25LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA172), Apr 10, 2025: Piper PA46R-350T (N179ST), Folkston, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around.

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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