Piper PA-46-310P N4362A

Summary

On 23 August 2001 at about 21:41 local time, a Piper PA-46-310P registered N4362A, operated by Mr. Jan M. Klinck & Mr. Gary K. Klinck, was involved in an accident near Bulverde, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 August 2001 at 21:41

Classification

Accident

Location

Bulverde, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Kestrel Airpark (1T7)

Coordinates

29.7705, -98.4501

Aircraft

Piper PA-46-310P

Registration

N4362A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mr. Jan M. Klinck & Mr. Gary K. Klinck

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bulvarde → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01LA191

1 person died.

the pilot's failure to obtain airspeed after rotation, which resulted in a stall/mush. Contributing factors were the tailwind condition, high density altitude, and upsloping runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane's fuel tanks were fueled from a self serve fuel pump with 63 gallons of fuel prior to departure. The pilot initiated the takeoff roll from runway 30 with a 10 knot tailwind. The airplane was reported to have used the entire length of the runway during the takeoff roll. The airplane became airborne, attained a height approximately 100 feet agl, entered a descent, and subsequently, impacted the ground. A post accident fire consumed the airplane. Immediately following the accident, the pilot reported to local authorities that "he was leaving the airstrip and the plane stalled due to lack of airspeed." The 3,000-foot runway rises rapidly at its north end, such that the departure end of runway 30 was 50 feet higher than the approach end. At the time of the accident, the wind was from 130 degrees at 10 knots and the density altitude was 4,136 feet. Examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded its operation prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.