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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Alpine, TX · May 18, 2010

Date
May 18, 2010 · 09:00 local
Place
Alpine, TX
Airport
Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airp
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6911Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10LA259
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,506 total263 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 18, 2010, at approximately 0900 CDT, the pilot of N6911Z, a Piper saratoga, initiated a take off roll from runway 19 at Alpine Casparis municipal airport (E38). The pilot stated at this high altitude airport he reduces mixture slightly during taxi. The pilot reported during initial roll, the EGT was at 1450 and he enriched the fuel mixture to reduce EGT to 1350-1400 degrees. As the aircraft rotated, the climb seemed to stop and the engine RPM began to slow. The pilot checked throttle, prop, mixture full rich, and EGT was showing 1440. The aircraft settled onto the runway and overran the end of the runway and hit a fence and a metal pipe post. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right wing and landing gear. The pilot and passenger were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 18, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CDT, THE PILOT OF N6911Z, A PIPER SARATOGA, INITIATED A TAKE OFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 19 AT ALPINE CASPARIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E38). THE PILOT STATED AT THIS HIGH ALTITUDE AIRPORT HE REDUCES MIXTURE SLIGHTLY DURING TAXI. THE PILOT REPORTED DURING INITIAL ROLL, THE EGT WAS AT 1450 AND HE ENRICHED THE FUEL MIXTURE TO REDUCE EGT TO 1350-1400 DEGREES. AS THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED, THE CLIMB SEEMED TO STOP AND THE ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO SLOW. THE PILOT CHECKED THROTTLE, PROP, MIXTURE FULL RICH, AND EGT WAS SHOWING 1440. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A FENCE AND A METAL PIPE POST. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.