# Accident 20060806017649A: Piper PA46350P, Bellefonte, PA, August 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bellefonte, PA
- Airport: Bellefonte Skypark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8856° N, 77.8164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8856&lon=-77.8164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9227U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9227U-2009-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AE2A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,136 total, 92 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060806017649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF, RUNWAY 25 @ N96, AIRCRAFT ROTATED AND FLEW IN GROUND EFFECT OVER RUNWAY SURFACE. PILOT STATED THAT NORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE PRESENT PRIOR TO LIFT OFF. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT DID NOT ESTABLISH POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB UNTIL LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. PILOT THEN ELECTED TO RETRACT FLAPS FROM 10 DEGREES SETTING. AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY SETTLED TO GROUND IN TAIL LOW POSITION AT DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY AND PILOT RETARDED ENGINE POWER TO IDLE. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN TAIL LOW POSITION AND SLID THROUGH AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND CAME TO REST ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 130 DEGREES IN GRASSY FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 130 YDS FROM RUNWAY 25 DEPARTURE END. PILOT AND FIVE PASSENGERS EGRESSED FROM AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES. POST ACCIDENT FIRE IMMEDIATELY OCCURRED AFTER EGRESS WAS COMPLETED, WHICH DESTROYED THE COCKPIT AND CABIN STRUCTURE, ENTIRE RIGHT WING STRUCTURE AND PORTIONS OF THE LEFT WING STRUCTURE. ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COMPONENTS INCURRED MINIMAL HEAT DAMAGE. ENGINE HAS BEEN RETAINED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATIN. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR/DRUM ASSEMBLY HAVING 12 THREADS EXPOSED. THIS ACTUATOR CONDITION IS CONSISTENT WITH A NEARLY FULL NOSE UP TRIM SETTING.

## 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 NYC06LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA197), Aug 6, 2006: Piper PA-46-350P (N9227U), Bellefonte, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance of the throttle linkage, which resulted in a lack of engine power during takeoff. Factors were the pilot's premature retraction of the flaps, an improper elevator trim setting, a…

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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