# Accident 19900417010319A: Piper PA46310P, Paso Robles, CA, April 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1990, 11:45 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Airport: Paso Robles Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6090° N, 120.7590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6090&lon=-120.7590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4387S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,020 total, 367 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900417010319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SIMULATED FORCED LANDING IDLE CUTOFF. DEPLOYED GEAR TOO LATE VIA EMERGENCY EXTENSION,MAINS COLLAPSED NOT FULL DOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA150), Apr 17, 1990: Piper PA46 (N4387S), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR PROPER LANDING GEAR EXTENSION; NOT ENSURING THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED; COMPLACENCY OF THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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