# Accident 20161202022669A: Piper PA 46-350P, Midland, VA, December 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2016, 16:30 local time
- Place: Midland, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5856° N, 77.7097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5856&lon=-77.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4149R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4149R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: PRATT & WHITNEY PT6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,440 total, 250 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161202022669A

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION: ON FRIDAY DEC 2, 2016, ABOUT 4:30PM LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT W66. COMMERCIAL PILOT/CFII ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLYING AS STUDENT AND CFII ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACTING AS INSTRUCTOR PERFORMING ANNUAL INSURANCE REVIEW IN N4149R. INSTRUCTOR REQUESTED SHORT FIELD LANDING. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN WERE TO BE 50 FEET OVER NUMBERS AT 75 KIAS, THEN GO TO FLIGHT IDLE, PUSH DOWN FOR THE RUNWAY, AND LAND SHORT. POWER WAS REDUCED TO FLIGHT IDLE, THE AIRPLANE DROPPED RAPIDLY AND HIT HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND THEN TRANSFERRED THE LOAD TO THE REST OF THE GEAR. DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ALL THE GEAR.  FUSELAGE WAS WRINKLED TO THE POINT THAT A DESIGNATED ENGINEER CONDUCTED AN ENGINEERING EVALUATION. THIS DOCUMENT REQUIRED THE ADDITION OF DOUBLERS ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT CABIN.  ALL THREE GEAR STRUTS WERE ALSO DAMAGED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.

CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN A STABILIZED APPROACH

COMMENTS:

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION: 44709

## 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 GAA17CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA139), Dec 2, 2016: Piper PA46 (N4149R), Midland, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent hard landing while demonstrating a short-field landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

## Other reports on N4149R (1)

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

- [Incident 20100304030299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100304030299I), Mar 4, 2010: Piper PA 46-350P (N4149R), West Chester, PA, Minor damage. While landing on runway 27 at brandywine airport with a right crosswind the pilot flying the aircraft touched down on the main wheels with crosswind control…

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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