# Accident 20130307005649A: Piper PA 46-350P, Olathe, KS, March 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2013, 15:38 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8475° N, 94.7375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8475&lon=-94.7375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715BB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N715BB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (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 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130307005649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPLIED POWER TO BEGIN THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON RWY 18. HE REPORTED A LEFT TURNING TENDENCY AS THE TURBOCHARGER SPOOLED UP THAT COULD NOT BE ARRESTED WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL DEPARTED THE LEFT EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT AND ROLLED INTO A SNOWDRIFT. UPON ROLLING INTO THE HEAVY WET SNOW, THE AIRPLANE PROMPTLY DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST WITH THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED.

## 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 CEN13LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA188), Mar 7, 2013: Piper PA 46-350P (N715BB), Olathe, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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