# Accident 20070712017239A: Piper PA23160, Enterprise, AL, July 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2007, 15:35 local time
- Place: Enterprise, AL
- Airport: Enterprise Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2997° N, 85.8997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2997&lon=-85.8997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4043P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4043P-2011-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,460 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070712017239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 05 AT ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA (EDN) DUE TO AN UNCOMMANDED FEATHERING OF THE LEFT PROPELLER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW.

## 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 NYC07LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA166), Jul 12, 2007: Piper PA-23-160 (N4043P), Enterprise, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The designated examiner's improper decision to simulate an engine failure on short final approach, in conjunction with a short-field landing maneuver, and his inadequate remedial action. Contributing…

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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