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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Greenwood, MS · April 1, 2011

Date: April 1, 2011 · 19:34 local
Place: Greenwood, MS
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N146DG
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11LA224
Reported as: Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,700 total2,000 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The aircraft departed the memphis airport(kmem) headed to new orleans, at approximately 1300 feet the engine lost power. The pilot reported hearing a loud pop. The pilot flew the aircraft towards granada Mississippi, then decided to fly into Greenwood Mississippi airport(kgwo) the aircraft landed approximately 75 yards short of of runway 18. The aircraft hit a ditch after touch down. The nose gear collapesed, both main gear struts bent, both wings buckled, and the upper engine mount broke.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE MEMPHIS AIRPORT(KMEM) HEADED TO NEW ORLEANS, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 FEET THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A LOUD POP. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS GRANADA MISSISSIPPI, THEN DECIDED TO FLY INTO GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI AIRPORT(KGWO) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS SHORT OF OF RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH AFTER TOUCH DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPESED, BOTH MAIN GEAR STRUTS BENT, BOTH WINGS BUCKLED, AND THE UPPER ENGINE MOUNT BROKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11LA224Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreenwood, MSThe pilot did not obtain the proper touchdown point as a result of his decision to shut down the engine and to deploy the landing gear and flaps before the landing was assured. Contributing to the accident was his decision to overfly a closer suitable airport…Apr 1, 2011 · Substantial damage