# Accident 20060512007779A: Piper PA46350P, Del Norte, CO, May 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2006, 16:45 local time
- Place: Del Norte, CO
- Airport: Del Norte Municipal & Co Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6706° N, 106.3494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6706&lon=-106.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41827 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,690 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060512007779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FLEW A LONG STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RWY 26 AT DEL NORTE AIRPORT. HE DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE ON SHORT FINAL AND LANDED VERY HARD AT 200 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AND AS HE DID SO, HE RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO GO AROUND, AND CONTINUED TO ROLL AND VEER TO THE RIGHT. AS HE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT 2500 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD, THE GEAR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RETRACTING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SWERVED ABOUT 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP WITH THE GEAR MOST OF THE WAY, BUT NOT ALL THE WAY RETRACTED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT WAS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE WING. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND WITH ALL THREE BLADES, WHICH WERE ALL CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED AN OBJECT WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP. ALSO A METAL SPIKE IMPAILED THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 DEN06LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA076), May 12, 2006: Piper PA-46-350P (N41827), Del Norte, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain during a power-on landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced…

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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