# Accident 20191004018749A: Piper PA-46-310P, Lower Swatara T, PA, October 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2019, 17:10 local time
- Place: Lower Swatara T, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1761° N, 76.7269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1761&lon=-76.7269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4385K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4385K-2021-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSI0-520-F-K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,501 total, 433 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191004018749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED KROC ABOUT 1600 HOURS ON OCTOBER 4 FOR THE FLIGHT TO KMDT. PILOT RECEIVED INITIAL CLEARANCE TO 10,000' AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED TO 12,000' AS HIS FINAL ALTITUDE. AS THE PILOT TURNED TO INTERCEPT THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE FOR RUNWAY 31, THE CONTROLLER HAD THE PILOT EXTEND RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 31 AND SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUED A RIGHT TURN BACK TOWARD THE FIELD. THE PILOT CALLED THE FIELD IN SIGHT AND THE CONTROLLER ISSUED A "CLEAR FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31" AND WAS ISSUED A LANDING CLEARANCE FOR RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT DROPPED THE LANDING GEAR AND ADDED THE FIRST NOTCH OF FLAPS AND THAT IS WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT. THE PILOT PITCHED FOR THE BEST GLIDE SPEED AS HE TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, ADVANCED THE POWER AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, NONE OF WHICH WORKED. HE STATED HE WAS LOSING ALTITUDE QUICKLY, AND THEN RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND PREPARED FOR A WATER LANDING. THE PILOT ADVISED THE TOWER THAT HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY. HE LANDED IN THE WATER ABOUT 1-2 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY. AFTER STOPPING IN THE WATER THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE WING AND WAS PICKED UP BY A NEARBY BOAT.

## 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 ERA20LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA011), Oct 4, 2019: Piper PA46 (N4385K), Harrisburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined following a successful engine run.

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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