# Accident 20221002015899A: Piper PA 46-350P, Clovis, NM, October 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2022, 16:05 local time
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Clovis Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4266° N, 103.0776° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4266&lon=-103.0776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N987PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N987PS-2024-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-541 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,946 total, 3,323 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221002015899A

## Narrative

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

ON OCT 2, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 22:05Z (16:05 MDT) A PIPER PA-46-350P, SERIAL NUMBER 46-36225, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SKIDDED ACROSS TERRAIN TO THE WEST OF RUNWAY 4 DURING A FAILED GO AROUND ATTEMPT AT THE CLOVIS REGIONAL AIRPORT, CLOVIS, NM (KCVN). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A VFR FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED; HOWEVER, THE PILOT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE BOTH UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM RYAN FIELD IN TUCSON, AZ (KRYN) AT 19:30Z (12:30 MST) ON OCTOBER 2, 2022.

## 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 WPR23LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA002), Oct 2, 2022: Piper PA 46-350P (N987PS), Clovis, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to follow the go-around procedures by prematurely retracting the flaps and not establishing a proper go-around climb speed after attempting to land with a quartering tailwind,…

## Other reports on N987PS (1)

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

- [Incident 20190712011339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190712011339I), Jul 12, 2019: Piper PA 46-350P (N987PS), Clovis, NM, Minor damage. On July 12, 2019, at approximately 1500 CDT, N987PS, a Piper malibu, PA-46-350P, had a hard landing and a nose wheel gear collapsed. The pilot overshot the…

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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