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FAA accident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Port Mansfield, TX · October 29, 2010

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Date
October 29, 2010 · 04:30 local
Place
Port Mansfield, TX
Airport
Port Mansfield
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N234PM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11LA043
Reported as
Piper PA46-500TP
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total7 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N234PMRegistered now · Piper PA46-500TPS/N 4697200 · Built 2005Airframe modelPiper PA46-500TPEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft took off and developed max torque with good temperature, all indications were in the green. Rotated into normal takeoff attitude. Good climbout performance. After gear retraction pilot noticed engine was losing power. Power loss was approx 2 seconds then engine regained full power output once again. Pilot decided to execute a shallow left turn back to airport then lost power again. Pilot did not have sufficient altitude for a return heading so elected to make emergency landing in a simi open field approximatly 3/4 mile from departure end of takeoff runway. Aircraft made a hard landing in field hitting the right wing on a power line pole, causing wing to sheer off. Then the left wing struck a medium sized tree causing substantiual damage. The propeller, engine and engine housing received major damage. The landing gear was partially extended and was damaged. Extent of damage was unknown. The fuselage and empennage received minor damage. Aircraft came to rest facing 180 degrees from landing heading. Because the impact compromised both wing fuel tanks, fuel load verification was not made available. Pilot and two passengers received minor scrapes and reported they did not require medical treatment. There was no post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND DEVELOPED MAX TORQUE WITH GOOD TEMPERATURE, ALL INDICATIONS WERE IN THE GREEN. ROTATED INTO NORMAL TAKEOFF ATTITUDE. GOOD CLIMBOUT PERFORMANCE. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION PILOT NOTICED ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. POWER LOSS WAS APPROX 2 SECONDS THEN ENGINE REGAINED FULL POWER OUTPUT ONCE AGAIN. PILOT DECIDED TO EXECUTE A SHALLOW LEFT TURN BACK TO AIRPORT THEN LOST POWER AGAIN. PILOT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR A RETURN HEADING SO ELECTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SIMI OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATLY 3/4 MILE FROM DEPARTURE END OF TAKEOFF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING IN FIELD HITTING THE RIGHT WING ON A POWER LINE POLE, CAUSING WING TO SHEER OFF. THEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A MEDIUM SIZED TREE CAUSING SUBSTANTIUAL DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER, ENGINE AND ENGINE HOUSING RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND WAS DAMAGED. EXTENT OF DAMAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING 180 DEGREES FROM LANDING HEADING. BECAUSE THE IMPACT COMPROMISED BOTH WING FUEL TANKS, FUEL LOAD VERIFICATION WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE. PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR SCRAPES AND REPORTED THEY DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN11LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPort Mansfield, TXThe total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons because examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have contributed to the loss of engine power.Oct 29, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N234PM · 2

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

Accident 20221109018049ALanding: Approach · Maxwell, NEOn November 9, 2022 at approximately 0934 CST,[privacy data omitted], a Piper PA46-500TP was destroyed upon impact about 3.25 NM southeast of the north Platte regional airport (lbf), and a post crash fire ensued. The pilot and passenger received fatal…Nov 9, 2022 · Destroyed · 2 fatalIncident 20100528050969ILanding: Touchdown · Leadville, COOn may 28, 2010, at 0030Z, Piper PA46 (N234PM), sustained minor damage during landing at Lake County Airport (Leadville, CO). There were four people on board with no injuries. The weather was VFR at the time.May 28, 2010 · Minor damage