# NTSB ERA23LA123: Piper PA46, N864JB, Port Orange, FL, February 2, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 2, 2023, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Port Orange, FL - Coordinates: 29.075329, -81.053203 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0753&lon=-81.0532&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 2 serious - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 106675 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA23LA123 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106675/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106675 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA123 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a takeoff attempt, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, runway excursion, and collision with trees. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-46-310P, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7104605), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-46-310P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=7104605), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: 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) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Piper PA-46-310P, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7104605), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: 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) ## Analysis The pilot reported, and airport security video confirmed, that during a takeoff attempt, the right wing contacted the runway and the pilot pulled back excessively on the yoke. The airplane pitched up, stalled, and descended back on to the runway. It subsequently travelled off the end of the runway and impacted trees, before coming to rest on its side. The pilot added that in retrospect, he should have rejected the takeoff when the right wing contacted the runway. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any. The inspector noted that both wings separated, and the fuselage was substantially damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N864JB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N864JB), registered now, S/N 4608009, built 1986 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA46 (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: 4608009 - Year built: 1986 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Destination: 5G7, Bluffton, OH - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: 7FL6, runway 24, 4,002 × 176 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 21, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 459 total, 19 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.16 inHg - Observed at: KDAB, 6 nm away - METAR: KDAB 021653Z 28006KT 10SM FEW050 FEW250 26/17 A3016 ## 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 20230202000539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230202000539A), Feb 2, 2023: Piper PA-46-310P, Port Orange, FL, Destroyed. Personnel from this office received notification that on 2 February 2023, [privacy data omitted], a PA-46-310P crashed on [privacy data omitted] golf club, on… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 15, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106675. 22.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 959 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15112520&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for the record (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 64 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15112858&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MFR-Rel.pdf - Pilot logbook excepts (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 669 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15112600&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Logbook%20Excepts-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 173 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15112780&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo-Rel.pdf - Airport security video (1 min, 32 sec; MP4; 20MB) (item 5, MP4, 20.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15111881&FileExtension=mp4&FileName=D10_S20230202120108_E20230202120238-Rel.mp4 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.