# Incident 20140707011899I: Piper PA46-500TP, Englewood, CO, July 7, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2014, 10:38 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5722° N, 104.8481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5722&lon=-104.8481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N406CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46-500TP (registry code 7104622, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46-500TP
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,020 total, 118 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ENG14IA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14IA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140707011899I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ENG14IA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14IA018), Jul 7, 2014: Piper PA46 500TP (N406CD), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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