# Accident 20071229829419A: Piper PA46310P, Gunnison, CO, December 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2007, 17:20 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Airport: Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5339° N, 106.9331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5339&lon=-106.9331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33MF-2010-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071229829419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER ROTATION AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT STRIKING THE SNOW WITH THE LEFT LANDING GEAR CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING, TEARING OFF THE LEFT WING AND TEARING THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB. ^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 DEN08CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA045), Dec 29, 2007: Piper PA-46-310P (N33MF), Gunnison, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff resulting in the airplane hitting a snowbank and subsequently, the ground.

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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