# Accident 20100518035399A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Alpine, TX, May 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2010, 09:00 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3711° N, 103.6858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3711&lon=-103.6858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6911Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6911Z-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,506 total, 263 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100518035399A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA259), May 18, 2010: Piper PA32R (N6911Z), Alpine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper installation of the flexible hose and two clamps that connect the intercooler to the turbocharger.

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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