# Accident 20220213001899A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP, Olathe, KS, February 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2022, 10:25 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8476° N, 94.7376° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8476&lon=-94.7376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2445F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2445F-2022-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46-500TP (registry code 7104623, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA46-500TP
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220213001899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 36N.  ON CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY TO LAND.  DURING THE TURN TO RETURN TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND STALLED.  THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND EXPERIENCED A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN22FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA119), Feb 13, 2022: Piper PA46-500TP (N2445F), Olathe, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The unknown emergency that warranted a return to the airport and the airspeed decay which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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