# Accident 20090718011789A: Piper PA28140, Malvern, AR, July 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2009, 20:30 local time
- Place: Malvern, AR
- Airport: Malvern Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3331° N, 92.7614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3331&lon=-92.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33365, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33365-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA453) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090718011789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE NOTICED ON FINAL HE WAS TOO HIGH, AIRSPEED READ 80 KTS. GAVE 3 NOTCHES OF FLAPS, AIRSPEED READS 60 KNOTS.  GAVE FULL THROTTLE, ENGINE RESPONDED BUT SINK RATE CONTINUED TO BE A FACTOR.  NOSED DOWN, SAW I WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE RUNWAY.  HIT HARD JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY IN GRAVEL SLOPE.  STOPPED JUST SHORT OF TAXIWAY.  TURNED OFF MASTER SWITCH, BUT COULD NOT TURN OFF FUEL.  GOT OUT OF AIRCRAFT, CHECKED TIME AS IT WAS 8:36 PM LOCAL TIME.  WALKED TO MALVERN TERMINAL AND CALLED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE AIRPORT MANAGER.

## 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 CEN09CA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA453), Jul 18, 2009: Piper PA28 (N33365), Malvern, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach to landing.

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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