# Accident 19931207046339A: Piper PA46310P, Ft Myers, FL, December 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1993, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5991° N, 82.2206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5991&lon=-82.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4391C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4391C-2012-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 125 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931207046339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED TO DEPART SHORT SOD RUNWAY. SLOWED BY SOFT SPOTS LIFTED LATE AND HIT TREES. FAILED TIMELY ABORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA94LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA037), Dec 7, 1993: Piper PA-46-301P (N4391C), Fort Myers, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE SOFT CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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