# Accident 19911227059149A: Piper PA46310P, Carson City, NV, December 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1991, 13:50 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1405° N, 119.7094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1405&lon=-119.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9GF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9GF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911227059149A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT ON OVERRUN. STRUCK SIX INCH LIP OF RUNWAY DAMAGING GEAR AND WING.

## 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 LAX92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA077), Dec 27, 1991: Piper PA46-310P (N9GF), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ARREST AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE RESULTING IN NOT ATTAINING THE PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT AND LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN…

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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