ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311798
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| Date: | Monday 15 June 2020 |
| Time: | 14:08 LT |
| Type: |  Piper M600 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N117PR |
| MSN: | 4698117 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 55 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-42A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Williston, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Abilene Regional Airport, TX (ABI/KABI) |
| Williston, FL (X60) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot received his private pilot certificate about 2 ½ months before the accident. The pilot then transitioned to the accident airplane, receiving training from an instructor who had completed the factory-authorized training. At the time of the accident, the pilot had a total flight experience of 99 hours, of which 54 hours were in the accident airplane; however, the accident flight was the pilot's first flight in the accident airplane without a flight instructor.
While landing at the airport after a cross-country flight, the airplane departed the right side of the runway onto a grassy area, and the nose landing gear collapsed. Immediately after the accident, the pilot reported to an off-duty law enforcement officer that a gust of wind 'got himâ and also reported to police officers that a 'strong gust of windâ caused the airplane to veer off the runway. In his subsequent written statement, he stated that the nosewheel steering system was unresponsive and contained a manufacturing defect.
Although the pilot claimed that there was an issue with the nosewheel steering system, postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. Flight control continuity was established for all flight controls, and nosewheel steering continuity was confirmed. The nose landing gear skid marks on the runway traveled left, then right before exiting the runway. The recorded wind at the airport about 7 minutes after the accident was a left quartering headwind at 11 knots. Given the pilot's statements regarding the gust of wind, the postaccident examination, and the pilot's limited experience in the accident airplane, it is likely that the pilot failed to control the airplane while landing in crosswind conditions.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose landing gear collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA230
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-May-2023 20:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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