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| Date: | Friday 19 March 1993 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-310P Malibu |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N24WW |
| MSN: | 46-8508071 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 720 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-BE |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hailey, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KSUN) |
| (KMXL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON RWY 13 THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT. THE PILOT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN CORRECTING FOR THE DRIFT AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SNOWBANK ALONG THE EAST OUTBOARD EDGE OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE NOSING OVER. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH EITHER THE BRAKES, RUDDER SYSTEM OR NOSEWHEEL STEERING AND THE PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT RIGHT COCKPIT SEAT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE HIS FEET ON THE RUDDER PEDALS. WINDS WERE NORTHWESTERLY AT 5 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOWBANK.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA93LA080
History of this aircraft
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| 12 September 2010 | N24WW | Avionta LLC | 0 | Farmington, New Mexico | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 19:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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