# Accident 20211026018169A: Piper PA 46-350P, Immokalee, FL, October 26, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 26, 2021, 14:08 local time - Place: Immokalee, FL - Airport: Immokalee - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 26.4375° N, 81.3853° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4375&lon=-81.3853&mi=10 - Aircraft: N305JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305JD-2023-07-08) (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: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 2,027 total, 1,133 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA035) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211026018169A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^-INSPECTORS STATEMENT ? ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION NTSB # ERA22LA035 ATQA NO.: REGISTRATION: N305JD PTRS / SAS ACTIVITY ID: MAKE: PIPER MODEL: PA-46 350P MALIBU SERIAL NUMBER: 4636061 ANNUAL AIRCRAFT/ENGINE/PROPELLER CONDITION INSPECTION: 10/9/2020 ANNUAL AIRCRAFT INSPECTION: PREFORMED ON 10/09/2020 @ TT 2756.4 ENGINE INSPECTION: PERFORMED ON 10/09/2020 @ TT 2756.4 PROPELLER CONDITION INSPECTION: PERFORMED ON 10/09/2020 @ TT 2756.4 WHEN: OCTOBER 26 2021 @ 14:08 EST WHERE: EAST FIELD BOUNDARY, SHORT OF RUNWAY 27 AT IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KIMM) PIPER PA 46 350P, REGISTRATION N305JD WITH TWO PERSONS ON BOARD FLYING, TOOK OFF FROM IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KIMM) TO CONDUCT AN INSTRUCTIONAL / TRAINING FLIGHT. DURING PRACTICE OF SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURES TO RUNWAY 27, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A MARSHY AREA SHORT OF RUNWAY 27. WHAT: PART 91 OPERATION,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N305JD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WHO: PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASH SITE: ON OCTOBER 27, 2021, THE FAA IIC ARRIVED ON SCENE AT 11:45 AM, EST. OCTOBER 27TH, 2021, FAA IIC INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT (IMM) FIXED BASED OPERATOR (FBO) AND MET BRIEFLY WITH THE AIRPORT MANAGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROVIDED COPIES OF WRITTEN STATEMENTS, AIRMAN RECORDS AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION OBTAINED DURING POST-ACCIDENT INTERVIEWS WITH THE TWO PILOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A LINE SERVICE TECHNICIAN PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION TO THE LANDING SITE OF N305JD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN A WOODED AREA. THE PIPER PA 46 350P, N305JD ATTEMPTED SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE FROM A LEFT DOWNWIND POSITION OF RUNWAY 27 AND CRASHED ON THE EAST SIDE, OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE AIRPORT BOUNDARY, WHILE ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 27. THE LOCATION OF N305JD WAS LOCATED AT POSITION OF N26 DEGREES 26 MINUTES AND 14.82 SECONDS AND W-81 DEGREES 23 MINUTES AND 7.22 SECONDS ON THE ESTIMATED HEADING OF 270 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY MADE CONTACT WITH A MARSHY AREA APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET EAST OF THE THRESHOLD FOR RUNWAY 27. THE LEFT WING SEPARATED APPEARED TO HAVE A ROTATIONAL WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING ROTATING DOWNWARD. WHEN LOOKING AT THE LEFT WING FROM THE TIP TO THE ROOT, THE LEADING EDGE MOVED FROM ROUGHLY THE 9 OLCLOCK POSITION (NORMAL) TO THE 6 O?CLOCK POSITION. FUEL LINES APPEARED DAMAGED AND IT APPEARED SUBSEQUENT FUEL HAD LEAKED FROM THE WING. THE RIGHT WING WAS IN TACT, WITH THE ROOT TRAILING EDGE SECTION SEPARATING FROM THE AILERON FOR AN ESTIMATED 24 ? 30 INCHES, MOVING UPWARD. FUEL WAS SURROUNDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE MARSHY AREA AND AIRPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF USED A SERIES OF SPILL CONTAINMENT PRODUCTS TO PREVENT THE FUEL FROM LEAVING THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT OR POST-CRASH FIRE. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS A THREE BLADED HARTZELL PROPELLER. ON OCTOBER 27, 2021, NTSB INVESTIGATOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECOVERED THE WRECKAGE AND TRANSPORTED THE AIRCRAFT TO THEIR HANGAR IN FLORIDA. ## 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 ERA22LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA035), Oct 26, 2021: Piper PA46 (N305JD), Immokalee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action which resulted in the airplane impacting terrain short of the runway. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. 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