# Accident 20060301002699A: Piper PA32RT300T, Manhattan, KS, March 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2006, 11:40 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Airport: Manhattan Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1411° N, 96.6708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1411&lon=-96.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7824T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7824T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,810 total, 950 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060301002699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A TAKE-OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 3. AT ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE IN POWER SLIGHTLY. AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CLIMB THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF THE POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO DEMONSTRATE INCREASING POWER SURGES AND HAD DIFFICULTY GAINING ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED ABOUT 300 FT OF ALTITUDE. AT THE DEPARTURE OF THE END OF RUNWAY 3, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A LEFT HAND TURN IN ATTEMPT TO RETURN FOR LANDING. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN THE CURRENT WINDS 360/11 AND OFFERED RUNWAY 13 OR 31 AS AN ALTERNATIVE. THE PILOT ELECTED RUNWAY 13. WITH THE LOW ALTITUDE RESULTING IN A WIDE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY ON THE GRASS PORTION AT 1400' REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED RUNWAY 13 BEFORE ENTERING THE GRASS AREA LEFT OF RUNWAY 13. THE LEFT WING STRUCK AN ELEVATED MARKER AND SUBSEQUENTLY EACH WING STRUCK AN ELEVATED TAXI LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 13. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 DEN06LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA045), Mar 1, 2006: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N7824T), Manhattan, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the intermittent grounding of the left magneto "P" lead, causing the fuel controller to search and the engine to surge then lose power, and the pilot's failure to attain…

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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