ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273865
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| Date: | Sunday 6 August 2006 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage |
| Owner/operator: | CM Air |
| Registration: | N9227U |
| MSN: | 4622101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1785 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bellefonte, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bellefonte Airport, PA (N96) |
| Erie International Airport, PA (ERI/KERI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Piper PA-46-350P, N9227U, was substantially damaged during takeoff from Bellefonte Airport, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot and five passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the planned flight to Erie International Airport, Pennsylvania.
The airport elevation was 1,071 feet msl, and the density altitude at the time of the accident was approximately 2,487 feet msl. During a high gross weight normal takeoff procedure, from a 3,640-foot-long asphalt runway, at 79 degrees F., the airplane became airborne at 80 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS). The nose rose higher than needed, most likely due to elevator trim setting, which required the pilot to push forward on the yoke. The airplane accelerated to 90 knots, but did not initially climb out of ground effect, and then began a very slow climb.
During the slow climb, the pilot elected to "clean up" the airplane by retracting the landing gear and the 10 degrees of flap extension. The airplane subsequently sank at the end of the runway, and the pilot decided to abort the takeoff.
The airplane overran the runway, came to rest in a field, and a postcrash fire ensued. All occupants egressed safely before the fire consumed the airplane.
Probable Cause and Findings
Improper maintenance of the throttle linkage, which resulted in a lack of engine power during takeoff. Factors were the pilot's premature retraction of the flaps, an improper elevator trim setting, a high gross takeoff weight, and a high density altitude; which resulted in settling during the initial climb and a subsequent emergency landing after takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2022 17:29 | harro | Added |
| 07-Jan-2022 19:50 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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