Piper PA46 N6913Z
30 March 2010 · Roanoke, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 March 2010 at about 17:10 local time, a Piper PA46 registered N6913Z, operated by Peter Sheeran, was involved in an accident near Roanoke, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Roanoke, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field (ROA)
- Coordinates
- 37.3297, -79.9872
- Aircraft
- Piper PA46
- Registration
- N6913Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Peter Sheeran
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Roanoke → Charlottesville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10FA195
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
A malfunction of the flight controls for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
About one minute after takeoff, the pilot reported to the air traffic controller that the airplane's control wheels were locked. The controller subsequently cleared the pilot to land on any runway. No further transmissions were received from the pilot and the airplane continued straight ahead. Witnesses observed the airplane in a slow, level descent, until it impacted wires and then the ground. During a postaccident examination of the airplane, flight control continuity was confirmed to all the flight controls. Due to the impact and post-crash fire damage, a cause for the flight control anomaly, as reported by the pilot, could not be determined; however, several unsecured cannon plugs and numerous unsecured heat damaged wire bundles were found lying across the control columns forward of the firewall. Examination of the airplane logbooks revealed the most recent maintenance to the flight controls was performed about four months prior to the accident. The airplane had flown 91 hours since then.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2010 | Piper PA46-310P | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | Avionta LLC | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2010 | Piper PA46-500TP | Port Mansfield, Texas, United States | Sitton Enterprises LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 2010 | Piper PA46 | Sekowice, Poland | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Aug 2011 | Piper PA46 | Manasses, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 2011 | Piper PA46-500TP | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | Pope Elmore Eugene | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 2011 | Piper PA46-500TP | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Craig S. Gaylord | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2010 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 | Marion, Virginia, United States | Med-Trans Corp | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2010 | Boeing 767 | Dulles, Virginia, United States | British Airways | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2010 | Cessna 172N | Waynesboro, Virginia, United States | Apollo Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 4 Sep 2010 | Cessna 182Q | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |