# Accident 20100516035639A: Piper PA-46-350P, Clearwater, FL, May 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2010, 10:15 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: XBLTH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-350P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100516035639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT'S INTENTION WAS TO TAKEOFF FROM CLEARWATER AIRPARK (CLW) AND FLY TO HAITI WITH MISCELLANEOUS RELIEF SUPPLIES.AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS HE UTILIZED FOR TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD TROUBLE CLIMBING AND EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL TAIL-LOW ATTITUDE.THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE TO AVOID THE TREES AT THE SOUTHEAST AIRPORT BOUNDARY.  AFTER THAT, THE PLANE STRUCK A TREE ON THE WEST SIDE OF HERCULES AVENUE BEYOND THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY.  THE PILOT STATED HE KNEW THE PLANE WAS NOT GOING TO CLIMB, AND HE CHOPPED THE POWER TO IDLE.THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY DESCENDED AND STRUCK A TREE AND A POWERLINE ON THE EAST SIDE OF PATRICIA AVENUE.  FINALLY, THE PLANE STRUCK THE ROOF OF A RESIDENCE AT 305 PATRICIA AVENUE AND ENDED UP IN THE BACK YARD OF THAT RESIDENCE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED.  THE OCCUPANTS, THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS, WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE PLANE.  ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS HOT AND HUMID WITH AN ESTIMATED DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 1,200 FT. AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF APPROXIMATELY 69%.FAA IIC'S INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE AIRPLANE TO BE AT LEAST 485 POUNDS OVER ITS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TAKEOFF WEIGHT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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