# Accident 20030706015859A: Piper PA46310P, Denver, CO, July 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2003
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5672° N, 104.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5672&lon=-104.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4386G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4386G-2018-01-19) (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: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030706015859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKE OFF, PILOT JENSEN NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DEVELOPING ENOUGH POWER AND HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF. THE LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DUE TO PILOT JENSEN'S EXPERIENCE AND CHECK RIDE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAVE COUNSELLED PILOT JENSEN ON HIGH ALTITUDE AIRPORT OPERATION AND DENSITY ALTITUDE EFFECTS.

## 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 DEN03LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA123), Jul 6, 2003: Piper PA-46-310P (N4386G), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the out-of-calibration waste gate actuator, a blown tire, and the airport sign.

## Other reports on N4386G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050704034059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050704034059A), Jul 4, 2005: Piper PA46310P (N4386G), Grand Rapids, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft took off from runway 34 and reached an altitude of approximately 300 feet. Witness reported there was a backfire and loss of engine noise.…

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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