# NTSB ERA22LA035: Piper PA46, N305JD, Immokalee, FL, October 26, 2021

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: October 26, 2021, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Immokalee, FL
- Coordinates: 26.437508, -81.385322
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4375&lon=-81.3853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA035
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104176/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104176
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA035

## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action which resulted in the airplane impacting terrain short of the runway.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA 46-350P, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=7104620), [All aircraft, 810 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md)
- [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA 46-350P, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=7104620), [All aircraft, 895 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR pattern downwind: Simulated/training event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/600); cases with it: [Piper PA 46-350P, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/600/sequence.md?model=7104620), [All aircraft, 173 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/600/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA 46-350P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md?model=7104620), [All aircraft, 204 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he and his instructor were practicing a simulated engine-out approach and landing. While on the base leg to the runway, the landing gear was extended, and one notch of flaps were added. After turning onto final, the descent rate “seemed to increase,” and the flight instructor advanced the power lever, however the airplane was too low and impacted swampy terrain about 1,000 ft short of the runway before engine power increased, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N305JD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305JD-2023-07-08), registration cancelled 2023-07-08, S/N 4636061 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46 (350P)
- Registry model: [Piper PA 46-350P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (registry code 7104620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4636061
- Year built: 1996
- Airframe hours: 2786.9
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-35 560 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 9, 2020
- Departed: IMM, Immokalee, FL
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: IMM, Immokalee Regional
- Equipment: Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 26, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,028 total, 1,133 in this make and model, 1,962 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours
- Flight instructor; age 69; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, unknown; last flight review March 1, 2021; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 22,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 21,700 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft broken
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.86 inHg
- Turbulence: Light
- Observed at: KRSW, 21 nm away
- METAR: KRSW 261853Z 31009KT 10SM BKN043 29/22 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02890217

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20211026018169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211026018169A), Oct 26, 2021: Piper PA 46-350P, Immokalee, FL, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted]-Inspectors statement ? Accident investigation NTSB # ERA22LA035 Atqa no.: Registration: N305JD Ptrs / sas activity id: Make: Piper…

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 13, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104176. 13.9 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 12.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13182290&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1%20Master%20Form%20(002)%20Recd%2011%209%202021_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Statement from flight instructor (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 57 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13422107&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Statement%20Fm%20CFI-Rel.pdf
- Investigative photograph (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 1 photo, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13422777&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photographs_ERA22LA035-Rel.pdf
- Release of aircraft wreckage, NTSB form 6120.15 (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 101 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13421489&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Fully%20Executed%20Wreckage%20Release%20Form_Redacted-Rel.pdf

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.

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