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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Alabaster, AL · February 22, 2014

Date
February 22, 2014 · 18:00 local
Place
Alabaster, AL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3061J
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA149
Reported as
Piper PA46-500TP
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,070 total171 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot was unable to maintain directional control on take off roll resulting in two (2) uncommanded departures from the hard surface into the grass infield borders to the left of the runway. There was no apparent correction for torque other than an attempt at diffrential braking, resulting in both mainmount tires being blown and separating from the wheel assemblies.

Aft elevator input, rapid application of power with little or no rudder authority appears to be causal. Mainmount impact on the concrete runway border(s) resulted in wing spar and wing attach fitting damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKE OFF ROLL RESULTING IN TWO (2) UNCOMMANDED DEPARTURES FROM THE HARD SURFACE INTO THE GRASS INFIELD BORDERS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO APPARENT CORRECTION FOR TORQUE OTHER THAN AN ATTEMPT AT DIFFRENTIAL BRAKING, RESULTING IN BOTH MAINMOUNT TIRES BEING BLOWN AND SEPARATING FROM THE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES.

AFT ELEVATOR INPUT, RAPID APPLICATION OF POWER WITH LITTLE OR NO RUDDER AUTHORITY APPEARS TO BE CAUSAL. MAINMOUNT IMPACT ON THE CONCRETE RUNWAY BORDER(S) RESULTED IN WING SPAR AND WING ATTACH FITTING DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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