# Accident 20260607010309A: Piper PA-44-180T, St. George, UT, June 7, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2026, 10:30 local time
- Place: St. George, UT
- Airport: St George Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0364° N, 113.5103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0364&lon=-113.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8390K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8390K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180T (registry code 7104404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TSIO-360SER (registry code 41561, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tsio-360ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TSIO-360SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,001 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260607010309A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH THE PIC PERFORMED A GO AROUND DUE TO AN AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTS LEFT ENGINE FAILURE WHEN INITIATING THE LEFT CROSSWIND. THE PILOT ELECTED TO NOT RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AND ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RWY 19. DURING THE DOWNWIND LEG THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND MADE INTENTION TO LAND TAXIWAY A/A1. AT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD SHORT OF THE TAXIWAY AND CONTINUED ONTO THE PAVED RUNUP AREA BEFORE COMING TO REST.

## 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 WPR26LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA211), Jun 7, 2026: Piper PA-44-180T (N8390K), St. George, UT, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N8390K (2)

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

- [Accident 20130511007389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130511007389A), May 11, 2013: Piper PA-44-180T (N8390K), Pbi, FL, Substantial damage. Bird strike on RH stabilator, flight control malfunction flight diverted to Pbi and completed an emergency landing. Flight operated at noon time whereas…
- [Incident 20100522035179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100522035179I), May 22, 2010: Piper PA-44-180T (N8390K), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. During practice emergency landings conducted concurrently with short-field landings, the pilot reported that the student retarded the throttles resulting in a…

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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