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FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Bowling Green, KY · January 8, 2008

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Date
January 8, 2008 · 19:54 local
Place
Bowling Green, KY
Airport
Bowling Green-Warren County Rg
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N295S
Reported as
Piper PA46350P
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total200 in this make and model138 in the last 90 days
N295SRegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636174Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350PEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While operating N295S, at FL270, the pilot privacy data omitted experienced an over-temp condition and elected to shut down and secure the engine. The pilot privacy data omitted was vectored towards the nearest airport, Bowling Green -Warren county regional airport in Bowling Green, KY. After descending through a cloud layer the pilot privacy data omitted gained sight of the airport and set up for a power off approach and landing. The wind at the airport was reported to be in excess of 20 KTS. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that when he made the turn to the final approach course the propeller came out of feather and began turning. The resulting drag would not allow him to reach the runway so he elected to offset his aproach slightly to miss any approach lights that may have extended rom the runway. The aircraft touched down in a cornfield, on airport property. As a result of the mud, the aircraft came to a stop quickly and the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest 921 feet from the approach threshold of runway 21 and 150 west of the runway centerline. There were three people on board the aircraft and none were injured. The damage to the aircraft was minor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE OPERATING N295S, AT FL270, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED AN OVER-TEMP CONDITION AND ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN AND SECURE THE ENGINE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS VECTORED TOWARDS THE NEAREST AIRPORT, BOWLING GREEN -WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT IN BOWLING GREEN, KY. AFTER DESCENDING THROUGH A CLOUD LAYER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GAINED SIGHT OF THE AIRPORT AND SET UP FOR A POWER OFF APPROACH AND LANDING. THE WIND AT THE AIRPORT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN EXCESS OF 20 KTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHEN HE MADE THE TURN TO THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE THE PROPELLER CAME OUT OF FEATHER AND BEGAN TURNING. THE RESULTING DRAG WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO REACH THE RUNWAY SO HE ELECTED TO OFFSET HIS APROACH SLIGHTLY TO MISS ANY APPROACH LIGHTS THAT MAY HAVE EXTENDED ROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A CORNFIELD, ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. AS A RESULT OF THE MUD, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP QUICKLY AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 921 FEET FROM THE APPROACH THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 21 AND 150 WEST OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND NONE WERE INJURED. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR.