# Accident 20210706012699A: Piper PA46-500TP, Manteo, NC, July 6, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2021, 15:08 local time
- Place: Manteo, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9197° N, 75.6949° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9197&lon=-75.6949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31062, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31062) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,659 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210706012699A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED MRH FROM RUNWAY 23. AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL THE PILOT REPORTED A SUDDEN DECREASE IN POWER. AFTER ADVANCING THE MANUAL OVERRIDE LEVER WITH NO EFFECT THE PILOT CYCLED THE THROTTLE BACK AND FORTH ABOUT ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. THE ENGINE POWER INCREASED ALLOWING THE PILOT TO CONTINUE TO CLIMB AND TURN LEFT. WHILE TRYING TO COMPLETE THE PATTERN FOR A RETURN TO RWY 23, THE POWER SUDDENLY REDUCED AGAIN AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RWY 35. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 500 TO 1000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD AND 30 DEGREES OFF ANGLE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO THE GRASS LEFT OF RW35  WHERE THE NLG COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS NOSE TO A STOP. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR AT THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT REPORTING NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA21LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA287), Jul 6, 2021: Piper PA46-500TP (N31062), Manteo, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improperly secured pneumatic compressor discharge air (P3) line coupling nut on the engine, which ultimately allowed the nut to back off resulting in a partial loss of engine power.

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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