Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA46500TP

Difficulty date
March 13, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA46500TP
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CLIMBED TO FL35 AND INITIATED SPIRAL TURNS FOR A LT TRAFFIC APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. DURING FINAL APPROACH, THE ACFT STARTED DESCENDING AT A HIGHER RATE THAN EXPECTED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE ENGINE POWER BUT APPARENTLY HE DID NOT FEEL OR HEAR POWER INCREASING. THE ACFT IMPACTED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, SUFFERING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. NO ONE ON BOARD WAS INJURED. OFFER OF ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN MADE AND ACCEPTED BY THE NTSB. THE WRECKAGE WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE A PRELIM EXAM WILL TAKE PLACE AT A LATER DATE. WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

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