- Date
- July 6, 2003, 10:52 local (16:52 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4386GPiper PA-46-310P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 2003
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20030706015859A
- Case key
- 57411
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Probable cause
the pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the out-of-calibration waste gate actuator, a blown tire, and the airport sign.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was cleared for takeoff and was instructed to maintain runway heading. The pilot said he aborted the takeoff after lifting off "due to poor airplane performance" and "landed very hard." The left main tire blew out and the airplane departed the left side of the runway and struck a taxiway sign. The engine was later functionally tested. Manifold pressure was found to be "3 [inches] low at full takeoff power," and the engine was producing "approximately 95-97 [per cent] full power at the takeoff setting." An adjustment to the wastegate actuator raised the manifold pressure to the correct setting.
Factual narrative
On July 6, 2003, at 1052 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-46-310P, N4386G, was substantially damaged when it ran off the side of the runway during takeoff at Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colorado. The private pilot and his two passengers were not injured. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight plan had been filed for the cross-country flight being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 17L and was instructed to maintain runway heading. In his accident report, the pilot said that after lifting off, he aborted the takeoff "due to poor airplane performance" and "landed very hard." The left main tire blew out and the airplane departed the left side of the runway and struck a taxiway sign. The left wing was bent, the tire was blown out, and the landing gear door was damaged.
According to a report submitted by Straight Flight, a Centennial Airport repair facility, the engine was functionally tested and the manifold pressure was found to be "3 [inches] low at full takeoff power," and the engine was producing "approximately 95-97 [per cent] full power at the takeoff setting." An adjustment to the wastegate actuator raised the manifold pressure to the correct setting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4386G
- Reported as
- Piper PA-46-310P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46-8508037
- Airframe hours
- 1,711
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 17, 2003 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- APA · Englewood, CO
- Destination
- ANE · Minneapolis, MN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- APA · Centennial, runway 17L, 12,000 × 150 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- June 26, 2003
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,883 total · 252 in this make and model · 1,883 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Observed at
- APA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4386G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.