Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-32-300 near Princeton, MN — 2022-05-27

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Date
2022-05-27
Location
Princeton, MN, USA
Airport
PNM
Aircraft
PIPER PA-32-300
Registration
N2899N
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain proper approach glide path, which resulted in a collision with trees.

NTSB narrative

The private pilot and flight instructor were conducting a flight review. During the attempted short-field landing, the pilot slowed the airplane to 70 kts, about 10 kts slower than usual, and planned to make a “shallower than normal final approach.” While on short final, the airplane descended too low, and the airplane collided with a small tree. The airplane subsequently veered left, landed short of the runway, and impacted several taxiway lights, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that he let the airplane get too low and slow on final approach.

NTSB coding

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PIPER PA-32-300 near Princeton, MN — 2022-05-27 · Pilot Debrief