Piper PA46 N972DD

Summary

On 16 September 2020 at about 18:40 local time, a Piper PA46 registered N972DD, operated by LNH Holdings LLC, was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 September 2020 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Cherokee County (JSO)

Coordinates

31.8693, -95.2174

Aircraft

Piper PA46

Registration

N972DD

Category

Airplane

Year built

2014

Engines

1

Operator

LNH Holdings LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA396

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing approach and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack at low altitude resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing was the instructor pilot’s failure to adequately monitor the student pilot’s actions during the approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The instructor pilot reported that while practicing an engine-out landing in the traffic pattern, the pilot-rated student overshot the turn from base leg to final rolling out to the right of the runway centerline. The student pilot attempted to turn back toward the runway and then saw that the airplane’s airspeed was rapidly decreasing. The instructor reported that when he realized the severity of the situation it was too late to do anything. The student attempted to add power for a go-around but was unable to recover. The airplane stalled about 10 ft above the ground, impacted the ground right of the runway, and skidded onto the runway where it came to rest. Both wings and the forward fuselage were substantially damaged. Both pilots stated there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.