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FAA incident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Chamblee, GA · January 15, 2014

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Date
January 15, 2014 · 18:41 local
Place
Chamblee, GA
Airport
Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N375SE
Reported as
Piper PA46-500TP
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,530 total820 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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On January 15, 2014 aircraft N235SE was on takeoff roll on runway 3R at Peachtree Dekalb airport (kpdk). The pilot stated that upon roll out at approximately 40 KTS the aircraft drifted right and off the runway where it suddenly stop due to aircraft sinking in the mud. On January 16, 2015 the aircraft was removed from sight to inspect possible cause of the aircraft leaving the runway. Upon the inspection the only mechanical item that was found was the nose steering roller was out of adjustment by a considerate amount. Upon receiving technical information; Piper PA-46-500TP 32-20-00 page 1 revision jul 1/09; the out of adjustment nose gear steering rollers would have cause shimmy the nose gear during fast taxi, takeoff or landing. A nose gear shimmy would not cause the aircraft to drift off the runway. Upon further review of the maintenance items I could not find anything that would cause the aircraft drift to the right on takeoff roll. During the interview the pilot in command he did line up on the runway right hand side of the center line.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 15, 2014 AIRCRAFT N235SE WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 3R AT PEACHTREE DEKALB AIRPORT (KPDK). THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON ROLL OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KTS THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT AND OFF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT SUDDENLY STOP DUE TO AIRCRAFT SINKING IN THE MUD. ON JANUARY 16, 2015 THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SIGHT TO INSPECT POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY. UPON THE INSPECTION THE ONLY MECHANICAL ITEM THAT WAS FOUND WAS THE NOSE STEERING ROLLER WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT BY A CONSIDERATE AMOUNT. UPON RECEIVING TECHNICAL INFORMATION; PIPER PA-46-500TP 32-20-00 PAGE 1 REVISION JUL 1/09; THE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT NOSE GEAR STEERING ROLLERS WOULD HAVE CAUSE SHIMMY THE NOSE GEAR DURING FAST TAXI, TAKEOFF OR LANDING. A NOSE GEAR SHIMMY WOULD NOT CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF THE RUNWAY. UPON FURTHER REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE ITEMS I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT DRIFT TO THE RIGHT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. DURING THE INTERVIEW THE PILOT IN COMMAND HE DID LINE UP ON THE RUNWAY RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE CENTER LINE.