# Accident 20190727012699A: Piper PA 46-350P, Sparta, TN, July 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2019, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sparta, TN
- Airport: Upper Cumberland Regional Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0589° N, 85.5278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0589&lon=-85.5278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12KW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12KW) (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: LYCOMING TIO 540 SER
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 2 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA456) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190727012699A

## Narrative

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

ON THE MORNING OF JULY 27, 2019 A PRIVATE PILOT ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A PIPER PA-46-350P DEPARTED BYRAN OHIO, HIS DESTINATION WAS ASHVILLE, NC.  THE PILOT HAD 6 PASSENGERS, ALL GROWN IN STATUE, AND THEIR LUGGAGE, MADE THE FIRST LEG OF THE TRIP; THEY STOPPED AT UPPER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (SPARTA, TN)(SRB).  THE PILOT PUMPED AND PAID FOR 69 GALLONS OF FUEL.

THE PIPER PA-46 AIRCRAFT IS CERTIFICATED WITH SIX TOTAL SEATS. THEREFORE ONE PASSENGER NEEDED TO SIT ON THE FLOOR; OR ON THE LUGGAGE.

WITH EVERYONE BACK ONBOARD, AFTER THE QUICK FUEL STOP THE PILOT STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE CHOCKS OUT.  HE SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE CHOCKS.  THEN TO PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 22 6900FEET IN LENGTH, 86 DEGREES, AND LIGHT WINDS.  ON TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET THEN DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TRAVELED 1500 FEET OVER TAXI/RUNWAY SIGNAGE, PROPELLER  CONTACTING THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE TAXI WAY, COMPOSITE BLADES DISENTIGRATED, THROUGH A GRASS AREA, DRAINAGE AREA AND ENDED IN FROM OF THE TERMINAL JUST IN THE GRASS AREA.

THE NOSE GEAR BROKE ON IMPACT WITH 4 INCHES OF CONCRETE WHICH HELD THE SIGNAGE, THE RIGHT WING TWISTED IT'S SPAR, AND THE FUSELAGE HAD SEVERAL DEEP GOUGES.

THE PASSENGERS DE-PLANED AND GOT THEIR LUGGAGE AND ENTERED THE TERMINAL BUILDING.  THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT WAS CAPTURED ON SERVILENESS FOOTAGE FROM THE AIRPORT.

THE PASSENGERS DEPARTED APPROXIMATELY 6 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT REMAIN IN ORDER TO SPEAK WITH THE FAA IIC.

NO FLIGHT TIME IN THE PILOT LOGBOOKS FOR THIS AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED, THERE WAS NO INSURANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD 99 TOTAL HOURS AS PIC.  THE PILOT STATED HE PURCHASED THIS AIRCRAFT 5 DAYS BEFORE ACCIDENT, HE PAID 450,000.00 CASH.  THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 86 DEGREES AND HIGH HUMIDITY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 600 POUNDS OVER GROSS AND THE HIGH HEAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIRCRAFT NOT WANTING TO FLY.

## 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 GAA19CA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA456), Jul 27, 2019: Piper PA46 (N12KW), Sparta, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a sign and terrain. Contributing to the need to abort the takeoff…

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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