Piper PA-31T accident near Forest City, IA
On February 12, 2010, a Piper PA-31T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Forest City, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 12, 2010
- Place
- Forest City, IA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.235°N, 93.624°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100212X05854
Official records · CEN10FA119
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 12, 2010, at 1355 Central Standard Time, a Piper PA-31T (Cheyenne II) turboprop airplane, N250TT, impacted terrain while on final approach to runway 33 at the Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY), Forest City, Iowa. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Mayes Aviation, LLC, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, while on an instrument flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the business flight, which departed the Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS), St. Louis, Missouri, at 1223. On the afternoon of February 9, 2010, the accident airplane arrived at FXY carrying passengers. Following that flight, the pilot reported to several individuals that he had experienced a vibration in the rudder system while the autopilot system was engaged. After a phone conversation with his mechanic, the pilot decided to reposition the airplane to SUS in order to have the autopilot system evaluated at a maintenance facility. The pilot told the airport manager at FXY that he would return on February 12, 2010, to retrieve his passengers. According to a flight tracking website, the airplane was repositioned from FXY to SUS later that same afternoon. The autopilot system was then examined by Aero Charter Jet Center (Aero Charter) over the next several days. According to statements provided by Aero Charter employees and the associated work order paperwork, the source of the rudder vibration was attributed to a faulty rate gyro which required the replacement of the device. However, due to incl
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during final approach.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
