# Accident 20061130027029A: Piper PA46500TP, Steamboat Spgs, CO, November 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2006, 08:50 local time
- Place: Steamboat Spgs, CO
- Airport: Bob Adams Field Routt County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5161° N, 106.8661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5161&lon=-106.8661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N804JH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804JH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46-500TP (registry code 7104622, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46500TP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,990 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061130027029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, ADDED POWER AND DROVE THE AIRCRAFT INTO A SNOW BANK. THIS IS THE THIRD ACCIDENT THIS PILOT HAS HAD WITH THIS AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DEN07LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA030), Nov 30, 2006: Piper PA-46-500TP (N804JH), Steamboat Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate design of the engine mount, which caused an uncommanded left turn, loss of directional control, and impact with snow-covered terrain. Contributing to the accident was the low nose gear…

## Other reports on N804JH (2)

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

- [Incident 20060111000329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060111000329I), Jan 11, 2006: Piper PA46500TP (N804JH), Canon City, CO, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated he lost control of the aircraft on landing and the aircraft veered off the runway, causing the right landing gear to collapse. Gear door…
- [Accident 20050701015299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050701015299A), Jul 1, 2005: Piper PA46500TP (N804JH), Canon City, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was in the process of making a second attempt to land on runway 11 at the Fremont County Airport. Pilot states he encountered severe turbulence,…

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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