Accident Details
On June 10, 2013, at approximately 0930 central daylight time, a Piper PA-46-310P, registration N13PC, sustained substantial damage when it departed the runway while landing on runway 17L at Wiley Post Airport (PWA) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The aircraft was registered to KED Aviation LLC and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed. The flight departed from Aero Country Airport (T31) in McKinney, Texas, about 0830.
Pilot Report
The pilot stated that while on downwind for landing on runway 17L, he called for a wind check. The air traffic controller reported wind from 200 degrees at 15 knots. The pilot had a right crosswind correction established when a "severe" gust of wind occurred during touchdown, causing the airplane to veer to the right. The pilot immediately corrected to the left, and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway into the grass. The nose gear dug into soft soil and collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no malfunction or system failure before the accident.
Airport Operations Manager Report
The operations manager for the airport reported that the airplane landed on runway 17L and veered off the left side. Track marks through the grass indicated that the airplane's nose gear struck a ground-level concrete pad, collapsed, and subsequently struck a precision approach path indicator (PAPI) light, dislodging it from its concrete base.
Weather Information
At 0853, the PWA surface weather observation recorded wind from 210 degrees at 15 knots, visibility 10 miles, clear skies, temperature 25 degrees Celsius, dew point 18 degrees Celsius, and altimeter 29.93 inches of mercury. At 0953, the observation showed wind from 210 degrees at 17 knots gusting to 21 knots, visibility 10 miles, clear skies, temperature 27 degrees Celsius, dew point 18 degrees Celsius, and altimeter 29.93 inches of mercury.