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| Date: | Monday 29 May 2023 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian |
| Owner/operator: | Fly Invest Inc Trustee |
| Registration: | N149C |
| MSN: | 4697490 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Withney Canada PT6A-42A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint Tropez-La Môle Airport (LTT/LFTZ) -
 France
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saint Tropez-La Môle Airport (LTT/LFTZ) |
| Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG/LFBL) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian was unable to take off fromn Saint Tropez-La Môle Airport (LTT).
During the take-off run, the pilot felt that the aeroplane was not accelerating normally. He continued the take-off run up to the displaced threshold of opposite runway 24, where the wheels left the ground. The aeroplane was unable to gain height and struck small trees approximately 190 m further on. The pilot decided to carry out a precautionary landing and land in a field located just after the small trees. On contact with the ground, the landing gears collapsed.
The aeroplane slid for around 30 m. The right wing hit a small tree, then the aeroplane spun making a U-turn before coming to a stop approximately 20 m further on.
Contributing factors
The following factors may have contributed to the insufficient acceleration of the aeroplane during the take-off run and no decision being taken to reject the take-off:
• insufficient control and checking of the engine control parameters;
• no use of the friction lock to reduce the risk of the throttle control moving backwards at an untimely moment;
• the absence of a before take-off briefing.
The BEA decided not to carry out detailed examinations of the turboprop engine. Consequently, it is not possible to completely rule out an engine malfunction during take-off.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.varmatin.com/faits-divers/un-avion-se-crashe-au-moment-de-son-decollage-a-laeroport-de-saint-tropez-850847
https://bea.aero/les-enquetes/evenements-notifies/detail/accident-survenu-au-piper-pa46-immatricule-n149c-le-29-05-2023-a-la-mole-83/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=149C
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/d1aea1736218f00a4dd8000dc4125968b87472c5 (photo)
Location
Media:
Un Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian a interrompu son décollage de l'aéroport de Saint Tropez-La Môle (LTT) ?? s'en ait suivi une excursion de piste puis a heurté une clôture, le train avant s'est effacé @var_matin
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) May 30, 2023
ASN: https://t.co/32gcGlIStI
Presse: https://t.co/qt2RUgMRLF pic.twitter.com/ZV1Xek6BaD
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2023 18:54 | Anon. | Added |
| 29-May-2023 18:55 | harro | Updated |
| 30-May-2023 10:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated |
| 01-Jun-2023 05:41 | johnwg | Updated |
| 05-Jun-2023 16:21 | harro | Updated |
| 14-Aug-2024 16:46 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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