# NTSB CEN13LA332: Piper PA-46-310P, N13PC, Oklahoma City, OK, June 10, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 10, 2013, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Coordinates: 35.534168, -97.646942 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5342&lon=-97.6469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 2014
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA - Oklahoma City FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13LA332
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87143/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA332

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-46-310P, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7104605), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-46-310P, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=7104605), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Piper PA-46-310P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=7104605), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-46-310P, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7104605), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-46-310P, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7104605), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Piper PA-46-310P, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=7104605), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot stated that, during the crosswind leg of the traffic pattern for the landing, he asked an air traffic controller for wind information. The air traffic controller reported that the wind was 200 degrees at 15 knots. The pilot reported that, during touchdown, the airplane encountered a "severe" gust of wind. In response, he corrected right, and, once the gust past, he corrected left. Subsequently, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and into the grass. The airplane's track marks indicated that its nose gear struck a ground-level concrete pad, collapsed, and subsequently struck a precision approach path indicator light, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no preimpact malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

On June 10, 2013, about 0930 central daylight time, a Piper PA-46-310P, N13PC, sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway while landing on runway 17L (7,199 feet by 150 feet, concrete) at the Wiley Post Airport (PWA), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to KED Aviation LLC, and operated by the pilot under the provisions of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed. The flight departed from the Aero Country Airport (T31), McKinney, Texas, about 0830. The pilot stated that he called for a wind check while on downwind for landing on runway 17L, and the air traffic controller reported that the wind was 200 degrees at 15 knots. The pilot reported that he had a right crosswind correction established when a "severe" gust of wind during touchdown caused the airplane to veer to the right. He immediately corrected to the left and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and into the grass. He reported that the nose gear dug into the soft soil and collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there was no malfunction or system failure of the airplane before the accident. The operations manager for the airport reported that the airplane landed on runway 17L and veered off the left side of the runway. The airplane's track marks through the grass indicated that the airplane's nose gear struck a ground level concrete pad, collapsed, and subsequently struck a precision approach path indicator (PAPI) light and dislodged it from its concrete base. At 0853, the PWA surface weather observation was wind 210 at 15 knots, 10 miles visibility, clear skies, temperature 25 degrees Celcius (C), dew point 18 degrees C, altimeter 29.93. At 0953, the PWA surface weather observation was wind 210 at 17 knots gusting to 21 knots, 10 miles visibility, clear skies, temperature 27 degrees C, dew point 18 degrees C, altimeter 29.93.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13PC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13PC), registered now, S/N 46-8408081, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Registry model: [Piper PA-46-310P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (registry code 7104605) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 46-8408081
- Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Chris Brown
- Registered owner: KED Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: T31, McKinney, TX
- Destination: PWA, Oklahoma City, OK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: PWA, Wiley Post Airport, runway 17L, 7,199 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 418 total, 116 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.93 inHg
- Observed at: PWA

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20130610010519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130610010519A), Jun 10, 2013: Piper PA-46-310P, Bethany, OK, Substantial damage. The pilot was landing with a right crosswind. Upon landing the pilot failed to release the left rudder he was using in the crosswind and the aircraft veered…

## Docket (10 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 26, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87143. 8.2 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40399986&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Pilot Statement (item 2, .PDF, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40399987&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Redacted.PDF
- Statement from Airport Operations Manager (item 3, .PDF, 114 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40400036&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Statement%20from%20Airport%20Operations%20Manager-Redacted.PDF
- ATC Statement (item 4, .PDF, 514 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40400069&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=ATC%20Statement-Redacted.PDF
- Diagram of accident site on the airport. (item 5, .PDF, 67 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40400038&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Diagram%20of%20accident%20site%20on%20the%20airport.-Master.PDF
- Photo 1. View of the airplane track through the grass. (item 6, .PDF, 820 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40400041&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201.%20View%20of%20the%20airplane%20track%20through%20the%20grass.-Master.PDF
- Photo 2. View of a small concrete pad hid by the airplane's nosewheel. (item 7, .PDF, 689 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40400042&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202.%20View%20of%20a%20small%20concrete%20pad%20hid%20by%20the%20airplane%27s%20nosewheel.-Master.PDF
- Photo 4. View of the PAPI light struck by the airplane. (item 8, .PDF, 839 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40400044&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%204.%20View%20of%20the%20PAPI%20light%20struck%20by%20the%20airplane.-Master.PDF
- Photo 3. View of ground scar in the soft terrain. (item 9, .PDF, 810 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40400043&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203.%20View%20of%20ground%20scar%20in%20the%20soft%20terrain.-Master.PDF
- Photo 5. View of the front of the airplane with a collapsed nosegear. (item 10, .PDF, 866 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40400046&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%205.%20View%20of%20the%20front%20of%20the%20airplane%20with%20a%20collapsed%20nosegear.-Master.PDF

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