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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Englewood, CO · July 7, 2014

Date: July 7, 2014 · 10:38 local
Place: Englewood, CO
Airport: Centennial
Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N406CD
NTSB investigation: NTSBENG14IA018
Reported as: Piper PA46-500TP
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,020 total118 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N406CDRegistered now · Piper PA46-500TPS/N 4697046 · Built 2001 Airframe modelPiper PA46-500TP Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot performs a normal start up and taxis to runway 17L at kapa. After receiving takeoff clearance, he advances the power control lever (pcl) with no increase in power. He advances it a second time and still no power. He advises the tower controller that he has to check a problem. He then takes the manual override lever (mor) out of the detent in order to have power to taxi away from the hold short line. At that instant, he saw a ball of fire coming from the engine area. He shut everything down and exits the aircraft. He did not see any fire. He then called tower that sends emergency equipment out and the the plane is towed to a hangar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PERFORMS A NORMAL START UP AND TAXIS TO RUNWAY 17L AT KAPA. AFTER RECEIVING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE, HE ADVANCES THE POWER CONTROL LEVER (PCL) WITH NO INCREASE IN POWER. HE ADVANCES IT A SECOND TIME AND STILL NO POWER. HE ADVISES THE TOWER CONTROLLER THAT HE HAS TO CHECK A PROBLEM. HE THEN TAKES THE MANUAL OVERRIDE LEVER (MOR) OUT OF THE DETENT IN ORDER TO HAVE POWER TO TAXI AWAY FROM THE HOLD SHORT LINE. AT THAT INSTANT, HE SAW A BALL OF FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. HE SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN AND EXITS THE AIRCRAFT. HE DID NOT SEE ANY FIRE. HE THEN CALLED TOWER THAT SENDS EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT OUT AND THE THE PLANE IS TOWED TO A HANGAR.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ENG14IA018Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDenver, COThe pilots' incorrect activation of the Manual Override Lever, during ground operation, in an attempt to correct a sub-idle speed condition of the engine, resulting in an over-temperature of the CT blades, their subsequent distress and failure of the engine.…Jul 7, 2014 · Minor damage