Piper PA-32R N5319J

Summary

On 6 December 2009 at about 15:37 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N5319J was involved in an accident near Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 December 2009 at 15:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Hatteras, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Billy Mitchell (HSE)

Coordinates

35.2328, -75.6281

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R

Registration

N5319J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hatteras → Norfolk

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10LA092

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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

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The pilot reported that just prior to becoming airborne, a cockpit aural alarm sounded and the manifold pressure was approximately one inch above its maximum limit. He elected to abort the takeoff and applied the brakes. The airplane veered to the left and he concluded that the right brake was not functioning correctly. In response, he attempted to correct the drift using right rudder application. The airplane exited the left side of the runway and collided with sand dunes and vegetation. The reported failure of the right brake was not able to be confirmed and no cause for such a failure was observed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.