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| Date: | Thursday 19 December 2024 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28RT-201T Turbo Arrow IV |
| Owner/operator: | Sargeant Michael C |
| Registration: | N29247 |
| MSN: | 28R-7931195 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4380 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Placerville Airport (PVF/KPVF), Placerville, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Placerville Airport, CA (PVF/KPVF) |
| Placerville Airport, CA (PVF/KPVF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while on approach for landing, the visual approach slope indicator showed that he was above the glide slope. He deployed flaps to descend and re-intercept the glide slope. After the pilot noticed that he was a little low he added power to arrest the descent rate. However, the landing gear impacted a berm about 90 feet from the runway approach threshold, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings.
The pilot reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in an impact with terrain short of the runway threshold.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR25LA066
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29247
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N29247
Location
Images:
KPVF - 12/22/2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2024 19:49 | yodacat | Added |
| 22-Dec-2024 19:50 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Country, Destination airport, ] |
| 23-Dec-2024 07:20 | yodacat | Updated [Date, Photo, ] |
| 06-Jan-2025 21:02 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 30-Apr-2025 11:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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