# Accident 20140903020729A: Piper PA 46-350P, Cortez, CO, September 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2014, 12:39 local time
- Place: Cortez, CO
- Airport: Cortez Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3031° N, 108.6281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3031&lon=-108.6281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747TH-2015-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,184 total, 1,648 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA476) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140903020729A

## Narrative

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

INSURANCE REQUIRED RECURRENT TRAINING WAS BEING PROVIDED. NORMAL TAKEOFF, WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NEVER RETRACTED (THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN), CLIMB RUNWAY HEADING TO 1200' AGL WHERE THE INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED AN ENGINE OUT. PROP WAS FEATHERED BY THE INSTRUCTOR, AND THE STUDENT INITIATED A 45 DEGREE BANK AND A 210 DEGREE LEFT TURN BACK TO THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY MAINTAINING 90 KNOTS. THEY WERE ON ABOUT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE AND OVER THE NUMBERS AT ABOUT 30 TO 40 FEET AGL WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE POWER LEVER WAS ADVANCED AND NO INCREASE IN THRUST WAS RECOGNIZED, THE AIRPLANE QUIT FLYING AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE RUNWAY TEARING IT FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING.

## 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 CEN14LA476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA476), Sep 3, 2014: Piper PA-46-350P (N747TH), Cortez, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed decision to abort the simulated engine out maneuver, his failure to unfeather the propeller before restoring engine power, and his inadequate airspeed management,…

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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