# Accident 20220527005359A: Piper PA-32-300, Princeton, MN, May 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2022, 16:08 local time
- Place: Princeton, MN
- Airport: Princeton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5604° N, 93.6084° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5604&lon=-93.6084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2899N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2899N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,132 total, 463 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220527005359A

## Narrative

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

PIC AND CFI WERE FLYING  FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMPLETING A FLIGHT ACTIVITY IN THE WINGS PROGRAM, A070405-07 WORKSHEET ASEL ? TAKEOFFS, LANDINGS, AND GO AROUNDS. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS FLIGHT ACTIVITY WOULD HAVE COMPLETED A WINGS PHASE FOR THE PIC THAT WOULD THEN CONSTITUTE A FLIGHT REVIEW. WHILE PERFORMING A SHORT FIELD APPROACH AT PRINCETON (PNM) THE CFI CALLED GO-AROUND DUE TO LOW ALTITUDE, POWER WAS APPLIED BUT THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS 250 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY POINTED 30 DEGREES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. WHILE ON THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A TAXI WAY, STRUCK MULTIPLE TAXI LIGHTS, WENT DOWN A SMALL GULLY AND UP A BERM BEFORE STRIKING A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP. PIC AND CFI SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT AND EXITED WITH NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING, BOTTOM OF LEFT WING, LEFT AILERON, LEFT FLAP, LEADING EDGE OF LEFT STABILATOR, AND RIGHT WING TIP INCLUDING DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING SKIN AND OUTBOARD RIB. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TOWED TO A HANGAR. PIC WAS COUNSELED FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT OVER THE TOPICS BELOW: PREFLIGHT PLANNING, PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS, PILOT TECHNIQUE, AIRPLANE CONFIGURATION, AIRPORT ENVIRONMENTS, SHORT FIELD APPROACH AND LANDINGS AS WELL AS GO-AROUNDS AND REJECTED LANDINGS. WE ALSO DISCUSSED LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVERING AND CFIT. IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT REVIEWING THE PROCEDURES, RISKS, LIMITATIONS AND OUTLINING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NORMAL AND SHORT FIELD LANDINGS DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL.

## 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 CEN22LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA218), May 27, 2022: Piper PA-32-300 (N2899N), Princeton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper approach glide path, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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