Piper PA-34-220T N275JM

Summary

On 22 July 2007 at about 23:45 local time, a Piper PA-34-220T registered N275JM was involved in an accident near Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 July 2007 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Battle Mountain (BAM)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-220T

Registration

N275JM

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

French Valley → Battle Mountain

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07LA225

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After landing just beyond the runway threshold, the airplane yawed left and departed the runway, colliding with a berm. The airplane continued over the berm and came to rest just beyond, on the rising wall of a ditch. Post accident investigation revealed no discrepancies in the nose wheel steering system or braking system. The airplane came to rest approximately 3,200 feet from the pilot's reported touchdown point. A typical ground roll under the reported conditions was calculated to be approximately 2,350 feet. The main landing gear and nose gear tires exhibited flat spots and striations. Investigators inspected the nose gear of an exemplar Piper PA-34 airplane as it cycled in a retraction and extension sequence. The nose gear stayed centered throughout its travel and did not cant during the sequence until it was in the vicinity of the wheel well.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.