# Accident 20100610035209A: Piper PA-46-310P, Ontario, CA, June 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2010, 16:27 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0558° N, 117.6011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0558&lon=-117.6011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121HJ-2014-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 1 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100610035209A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD BOTH STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 17,000 FT MSL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOUD "POP" OR "BANG".  THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THIS "POP" OR "BANG" LED TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN DIVERTED TO KONT IN COORDINATION WITH APPROACH CONTROL (SOCAL TRACON).  THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BOTH STATED THAT A CHECKLIST WAS REFERRED TO REGARDING PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER, BUT NO EMERGENCY "ENGINE OUT" CHECKLISTS WERE PERFORMED.  THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO UTILIZE A NON-EMERGENCY APPROACH PROFILE TO THE AIRFIELD.  ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 26R, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER ON AN APPX. 1/2 MILE  FINAL.  THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE WHEN THE POWER LEVERS WERE PUSHED FORWARD, LEADING TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  BEFORE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE WHERE A SMALL BRUSH FIRE WAS STARTED.  BOTH MAIN GEAR WERE SHEARED OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING CONTACT WITH THE FENCE AND/OR GROUND.

## 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 WPR10LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA284), Jun 10, 2010: Piper PA-46-310P (N121HJ), Ontario, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the in-flight separation of the 1-3-5 cylinder induction tube elbow, which was caused by the improper installation of the induction tube elbow by maintenance personnel.

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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