Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jun 30, 2005, Fort Payne
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on June 30, 2005 near Fort Payne, Alabama, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of power from the right engine...
- Date: June 30, 2005
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Fort Payne, Alabama, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of power from the right engine after the aft clamp joining the turbocharger compressor outlet to the intercooler ducting failed, reducing takeoff performance; the pilot could not arrest the roll after liftoff.
A pressurised Piper PA-31P Navajo operated by Max Pack was departing Fort Payne, Alabama, for Gulfport on a business flight. About 20 feet above the runway the right engine's manifold pressure dropped and the aircraft rolled right. The pilot could not correct the roll, the right wing struck the ground, and the aircraft cartwheeled, came to rest on its belly and burned. Both occupants were slightly injured.