# Accident 20110401005099A: Piper PA 46-350P, Greenwood, MS, April 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2011, 19:34 local time
- Place: Greenwood, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4972° N, 90.0911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4972&lon=-90.0911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N146DG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110401005099A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA224), Apr 1, 2011: Piper PA 46-350P (N146DG), Greenwood, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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