# Accident 20130310003359A: Piper PA 46-350P, Rogers, AR, March 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2013, 20:13 local time
- Place: Rogers, AR
- Airport: Rogers
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3722° N, 94.1069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3722&lon=-94.1069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71DH-2024-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: P&W PT-6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,983 total, 601 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130310003359A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 10 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 PM, THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON ILS APPROACH FOR RW 20 AT ROGERS, AR. GUSTING WINDS AND TURBULENCE WERE ENCOUNTERED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENTERED A DOWN DRAFT OR MICRO BURST ON SHORT FINAL BUT COULD NOT ARREST THE DECENT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED AN EXTREMELY  HARD LANDING ON THE RUNWAY, FAILING THE REAR SPAR ATTACHES AT THE WING ROOTS.  THE LANDING GEAR WERE ALSO SEVERELY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WALKED AWAY UNINJURED.  WITNESSES NOTED THAT ICE WAS PRESENT ON THE AIRCRAFT AT THE CRASH SCENE.

## 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 CEN13LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA198), Mar 11, 2013: Piper PA 46-350P (N71DH), Rogers, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control due to a sudden turbulence encounter while on final approach. Contributing to the accident was ice buildup on the wings’ leading edges.

## Other reports on N71DH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060913020209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060913020209A), Sep 13, 2006: Piper PA46350P (N71DH), Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot claims he was cleared for visual the runway was vacant, it was also vacant when he was cleared to land. On short final he heard the tower clear a…

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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