# Accident 19920828051039A: Piper PA46350P, Sanford, ME, August 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1992, 10:05 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Airport: Sanford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4392° N, 70.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4392&lon=-70.7742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350PM-1997-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AE2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 704 total, 90 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920828051039A

## Narrative

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

SAW RUNWAY BRIEFLY. TRIED CIRCLE BELOW MCA. WING STRUCK TREES. REMAINED ALOFT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AT ALTERNATE.

## 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 NYC92LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA180), Aug 28, 1992: Piper PA-46-350 (N350PM), Sanford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES WHEN HE DISREGARDED THE DECISION HEIGHT LIMITATION AND FAILED TO INITIATE A MISSED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE STRIKING TREES.

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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