Piper PA46 N689KC

Summary

On 3 July 2018 at about 17:57 local time, a Piper PA46 registered N689KC, operated by CD Air, LLC, was involved in an accident near Springhill, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 July 2018 at 17:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Springhill, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Springhill (SPH)

Coordinates

32.9836, -93.4092

Aircraft

Piper PA46

Registration

N689KC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

CD Air, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fayettevile → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN18LA257

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during an improper go-around procedure which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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During landing, the airplane bounced, and the pilot applied power to go around. The pilot reported that the engine did not produce full power and the airplane began to slow down. Onboard data indicated that the pilot accelerated the airplane to a maximum speed of 70 kts before he retracted the flaps; the airplane rolled right and impacted the runway, resulting in substantial damage. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would preclude normal operation. The airplane's published stall speed in the landing configuration was 60 knots; and 69 kts with landing gear and flaps retracted. The procedure for a go-around included retracting the wing flaps incrementally after attaining an airspeed of 80 kts. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot's failure to attain the proper airspeed during the go-around, and his improper decision to fully retract the wing flaps before attaining adequate airspeed, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and impact with the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.