Piper PA-46-310P N933TK

Summary

On 2 December 2014 at about 18:06 local time, a Piper PA-46-310P registered N933TK, operated by Jupiter Malibu, LLC, was involved in an accident near Wachula, Florida, 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

2 December 2014 at 18:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Wachula, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Wauchula Muni (CHN)

Coordinates

27.5150, -81.8806

Aircraft

Piper PA-46-310P

Registration

N933TK

Category

Airplane

Year built

1986

Engines

1

Operator

Jupiter Malibu, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vero Beach → Wachula

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15CA069

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing during gusty crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he flew the traffic pattern to a touchdown zone landing on runway centerline. However, after touching down, the airplane "floated back up," then touched down again "with authority." It bounced again, then "weather vaned some," and the pilot became concerned that the airplane was "chewing up runway." The airplane then touched down a third time, but the pilot did not pull back on the yoke. He subsequently heard the propeller strike the runway, the airplane then veered off the right side of the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the engine mounts broke. The pilot indicated that there were no preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Nearest recorded weather included winds that were about 90 degrees from the right of the runway, at 10, gusting to 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.