Runway excursion, Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage, N111DV, Texel International Airport, 30 July 2019
As sole occupant of the Piper Malibu, the pilot was making a flight under visual flight rules, from Lelystad Airport to Texel International Airport. He approached the island of Texel from the east, and once on the final approach to runway 22, he had to abort because the runway was not visible. The airport operations manager announced that the wind on the ground was blowing from a direction of 260 degrees, at a maximum speed of 10 to 14 knots. According to the pilot, the touchdown on the grass runway was completed normally. This was confirmed by the airport operations manager, who had observed the landing through binoculars. The pilot stated that following touchdown, the aircraft had started to slide and failed to respond to his adjustments of the foot pedals and control column to remain on the centreline of the grass runway. After approximately 100 metres, the aircraft left the runway on the left-hand side, completed a turn of approximately 90 degrees, and came to a standstill on its nose. The pilot remained unharmed. The aircraft suffered damage to the nose section, the leg of the nose wheel, the wheel housing and the propeller. At the time of the incident, the grass runway was dry.
This accident is included in the Quarterly Aviation Report over the 3rd quarter of 2019.
