# Accident 19921211049939A: Piper PA46310P, Twin Falls, ID, December 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1992, 18:58 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2310° N, 115.0100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2310&lon=-115.0100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N856M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N856M-2013-06-12) (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 IO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,171 total, 19 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921211049939A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW DH ON IFR APPROACH TO AIRPORT. IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. WEATHER BELOW IFR LANDING MINIMUMS.

## 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 SEA93LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA036), Dec 12, 1992: Piper PA-46 (N856M), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE ILS GLIDE PATH.

## Other reports on N856M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920118000849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920118000849I), Jan 18, 1992: Piper PA46310P (N856M), Kill Devil Hill, NC, Minor damage. Lost directional control O9N rollout when hem braked. Pilot stated left brake soft. Veered off righ side of runway.

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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