# Accident 19920310005729A: Piper PA46310P, Lima, OH, March 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1992, 11:52 local time
- Place: Lima, OH
- Airport: Lima Allen County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8298° N, 83.9704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8298&lon=-83.9704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4321L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4321L-2011-06-30) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,312 total, 1,640 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920310005729A

## Narrative

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

MISSED TWO APPROACHES AND ICING UP.LAST TRY BROKE OUT.CIRCLED TO LAND.STALLED AT 150 FEET AGL ON FINAL,HEAVY ICE.

## 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 BFO92LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA037), Mar 10, 1992: Piper 46-310P (N4321L), Lima, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILURE TO MAINTIAN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING FINAL APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ICE ON THE WINGS.

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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