# Accident 20110817021099A: Piper PA-31-310, Perryton, TX, August 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2011, 15:42 local time
- Place: Perryton, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4211° N, 100.7428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4211&lon=-100.7428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46TB-2015-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-310
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 516 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA574) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110817021099A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 17, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:42CDT, N46TB, A PIPER PA-31-310, SERIAL NUMBER 31-67, WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER, WHO HOLDS AN FAA PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE AND A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXING FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 19 AT THE PERRYTON OCHILTREE COUNTY AIRPORT, IN PERRYTON, TEXAS (KPYX).  THE PROPOSED FLIGHT WAS UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRMAN RECEIVED A STANDARD PILOT BRIEFING FROM THE LOCKHEED MARTIN AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION PRIOR TO THE PROPOSED FLIGHT.THE PILOT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 19 IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION AND THE POWER WAS ADVANCED TO PERFORM AN ENGINE RUN-UP CHECK PRIOR TO TAKING OFF. THE PILOT STATED AS THE POWER WAS INCREASED TO 1500 RPM, HE HEARD AND FELT AN EXPLOSION FROM UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR BELOW THE PILOT SEATS.  THE FORCE OF THE BLAST PUSHED HIM UPWARD TOWARD THE CEILING.  HE TRIED TO EXIT BY BREAKING THE WINDOW ADJACENT TO THE PILOT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.THE PILOT WAS APPARENTLY ABLE TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE AFT ENTRY DOOR DESPITE THE REPORTED FLAMES IN THE CABIN.  THE CABIN WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT AND THE UPPER CLAM SHELL DOOR WAS BLOWN FROM THE HINGES AND WAS FOUND AN ESTIMATED 75 FEET NORTH OF THE AIRCRAFT.THE PILOT DID NOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES PRIOR TO EXITING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND  PROCEEDED NORTH BOUND INTO THE GRASS AND STOPPED AN ESTIMATED 400 FEET FORM THE END OF RUNWAY 19.  THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED DUE TO SOFT SOIL NEAR AN AGRICULTURE FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT.THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BURN AND WAS ENTIRELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

## 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 CEN11LA574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA574), Aug 17, 2011: Piper PA-31-310 (N46TB), Perryton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The explosion and subsequent fire in the airplane for undetermined reasons because an examination of the burned airplane could not identify any preaccident anomolies.

## Other reports on N46TB (1)

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

- [Incident 20050517014289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050517014289I), May 17, 2005: Piper PA31310 (N46TB), Aberdeen, SD, Minor damage. (-23) On may 17, 2005 in cruise flight near Aberdeen, SD Piper pa 31 operated by airmax airlines (A9MA625W) lost the right engine propeller spinner during…

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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