# Accident 20120323005329A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP, Wellington, FL, March 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2012, 17:08 local time
- Place: Wellington, FL
- Airport: Wellington Air Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4656° N, 80.1497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4656&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21EP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21EP-2012-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46-500TP (registry code 7104623, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA46-500TP
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,600 total, 850 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120323005329A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 MARCH 28, 2012 PILOT TOOK OFF IN PA-46TP DOWNWIND ON GRASS STRIP AT WELLINGTON AIR PARK, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.   FLAPS WERE  UP AND RECOMMENDED 20 DEGREES FOR GRASS RUNWAYS.  PILOT TAXIED, TOOK OFF AND PLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, CLIPPED SOME TREES AND LANDED UNSIDE DOWN BY POOL AREA OF PRIVATE RESIDENCE.

## 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 ERA12LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA250), Mar 23, 2012: Piper PA46 (N21EP), Wellington, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a collision with a tree.

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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