# Accident 20171125022019A: Piper PA46-500TP, St. Petersburg, FL, November 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2017, 13:15 local time
- Place: St. Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9242° N, 82.6914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9242&lon=-82.6914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N863RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N863RB-2021-06-05) (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-42A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,150 total, 15 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171125022019A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 25, 2017, AT 1315 EST A PIPER AIRCRAFT, INC., MODEL PA46-500TP, N863RB THAT IS REGISTERED TO BELLEAIRE LLC, IMPACTED THE GROUND AT ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  THE PILOT WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A BUSINESS TRIP AND WHILE TAKING OFF DURING ROTATION HIS AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANIALLY AND THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA.

## 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 ERA18LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA031), Nov 25, 2017: Piper PA46 (N863RB), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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