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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Springhill, LA · July 3, 2018

Date: July 3, 2018 · 13:00 local
Place: Springhill, LA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N689KC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA257
Reported as: Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,309 total23 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

N689KCRegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636689 · Built 2016 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-AE2ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot was executing a VFR landing and bounced on the main landing gear. Once airborne again, he attempted a go-around maneuver. Pilot stated the engine would not make full power and it was slowing down. Pilot stated he raised the landing gear to reduce drag, but the plane continued to slow. He raised the flaps from full to approach, but it continued to slow. So he raised the flaps completely, and the airplane stalled onto the runway.

The airplane slid to a stop on its belly after going thru the departure end runway lights. A small grass fire started which the local fire department extinguished.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS EXECUTING A VFR LANDING AND BOUNCED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. ONCE AIRBORNE AGAIN, HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND MANEUVER. PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT MAKE FULL POWER AND IT WAS SLOWING DOWN. PILOT STATED HE RAISED THE LANDING GEAR TO REDUCE DRAG, BUT THE PLANE CONTINUED TO SLOW. HE RAISED THE FLAPS FROM FULL TO APPROACH, BUT IT CONTINUED TO SLOW. SO HE RAISED THE FLAPS COMPLETELY, AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED ONTO THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP ON ITS BELLY AFTER GOING THRU THE DEPARTURE END RUNWAY LIGHTS. A SMALL GRASS FIRE STARTED WHICH THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED.

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 CEN18LA257Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSpringhill, LAThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during an improper go-around procedure which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Jul 3, 2018 · Substantial damage