# Incident 19990430015749I: Piper PA25260, Ronan, MT, April 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1999
- Place: Ronan, MT
- Airport: Ronan Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5672° N, 114.1011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RONAN (7S0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5672&lon=-114.1011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4358Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4358Y-2012-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA25-235C (registry code 7102825, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa25-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B2C5 (registry code 42338, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b2c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990430015749I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATLEY 30 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH VSI. PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE OF HIGHER THAN NORMAL SINK RATE UNTIL LOW ON SHORT FINAL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETELY ARREST DESCENT UNTIL TOO LATE TO PREVENT LANDING SHORT.

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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