# Accident 20190206009959A: Piper PA 46-350P, Aurora, OR, February 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2019, 15:36 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2414° N, 122.7686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2414&lon=-122.7686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997MA) (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: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19TA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190206009959A

## Narrative

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

N997MA, A 1997 PA-46-350P, WAS RETURNING TO KUAO UNDER VFR AFTER AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. PIC WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OCCUPYING THE RIGHT PILOT SEAT. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT AND WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNDERGOING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO OBTAIN HIS COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTS THAT CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECOMMENDED PRACTICING A POWER-OFF 180° ACCURACY APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 35 AT KVUO. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE CALM. HE REPORTS THAT THEY DISCUSSED THE MANEUVER PRIOR TO EXECUTING AT APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FEET, CONFIGURED WITH FLAPS 20 AND AIRSPEED 80-90 KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTS REDUCING POWER TO IDLE ABEAM THE 1,000-FOOT RUNWAY MARKINGS AND STARTING A LEFT TURN TO BASE LEG. HE STATES THAT HE BECAME AWARE THAT THEY WOULD NOT REACH THE RUNWAY. HE REMEMBERS THE AIRPLANE PITCHING LEFT AT A STEEP ANGLE, AND HE THEN PULLED UP AND ADDED RIGHT RUDDER. HE STATES THAT HE DOES NOT REMEMBER THE IMPACT NOR IF HE ADDED POWER.

AIRPORT VIDEO SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT TURNING FINAL AT LOW LEVEL, FIRST UNDERSHOOTING FINAL, THEN MAKING A SHALLOW LEFT TURN TO ALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. DURING THE SHALLOW LEFT TURN, THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY PITCHED DOWN AND DROPPED RIGHT-WING LOW CONSISTENT WITH A STALL. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE LOCALIZER ANTENNA 1,000 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 35. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET IN FRONT OF THE ANTENNA AND 900 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY 35 THRESHOLD. THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE.

BOTH OCCUPANTS SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE, ALL FOUR PROPELLER BLADES HAD DISINTEGRATED, AND THE FLAPS AND FLAP HANDLE WERE BOTH IN THE UP POSITION.

NEITHER OCCUPANT HAS BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INVESTIGATION DUE TO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR19TA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA085), Feb 6, 2019: Piper PA46 (N997MA), Aurora, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing during a simulated power-off approach and landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of…

## Other reports on N997MA (1)

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

- [Incident 20170806017959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170806017959I), Aug 6, 2017: Piper PA 46-350P (N997MA), Palm Springs, CA, No damage. During descent into psp, engine lost manifold pressure and oil pressure. An emergency was declared. Aircraft landed at psp without further incident. Two people…

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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