ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205065
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| Date: | Thursday 25 January 2018 |
| Time: | 14:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 Lance |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N47863 |
| MSN: | 32R-7880025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6156 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Florida Keys Marathon International Airport (KMTH), Marathon, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marathon, FL (MTH) |
| Winter Haven, FL (GIF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that the airplane "was performing well and didn't have any issues" during the attempted takeoff. When the airplane reached about 60 knots during the takeoff roll, the nosewheel lifted off the runway, and the airplane began immediately turning left. The pilot attempted to arrest the turn with rudder and aileron control inputs, but the airplane continued to turn left, exited the runway, and impacted trees.
Given that the airplane had been performing as expected initially, it is likely that the pilot failed to adequately compensate for the airplane's natural left turning tendencies due to torque effects during the attempted takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N47863
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 February 2012 | N47863 | Private | 0 | Emanuel County Airport - KSBO, Swainsboro, GA | |
sub |
| CFIT | ||||||
Location
Media:
Three people airlifted as trauma alerts after small plane crashes near Marathon airport in Florida Keys https://t.co/OLjUTs4K0l pic.twitter.com/4bhrwYQh7h
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) 25 janvier 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2018 20:56 | Geno | Added |
| 25-Jan-2018 21:09 | Captain Adam | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 25-Jan-2018 21:10 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 25-Jan-2018 21:54 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 25-Jan-2018 23:00 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2018 23:04 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2019 17:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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