# Accident 20200915018439A: Piper PA 46-350P, Englewood, CO, September 15, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2020, 13:29 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5586° N, 104.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5586&lon=-104.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N596ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N596ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,932 total, 720 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200915018439A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2020 AT 1336 MDT, A PA-46 AIRCRAFT, N596ST, WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND INCURRED AN ACCIDENT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 35R AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (KAPA). WINDS REPORTED AT THE TIME WERE 020 DEGREES AT 6 GUSTING TO 16 KNOTS. MOMENTS PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR WHICH UPSET THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. PILOT OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT WITH AILERON, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING STRIKING THE GROUND FIRST. AFTER THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK THROUGH A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND CONTINUED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TWO TAXIWAY SIGNS AND NUMEROUS RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT RE-ENTERED THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP NORMALLY.

## 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 CEN20CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA394), Sep 15, 2020: Piper PA46 (N596ST), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting winds.

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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