# Accident 19960823024079A: Piper PA46310P, Redlands, CA, August 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Airport: Redlands Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0608° N, 117.1701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0608&lon=-117.1701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9130N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9130N-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIOL550A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,780 total, 700 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960823024079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TOOK OFF TO AVOID THUNDERSTORM WEST. SETTLED ON CLIMBOUT. HIT PROP. ABORTED. RAN OFF INTO ROCKS. VARIABLE GUSTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX96LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA313), Aug 23, 1996: Piper PA-46-310P (N9130N), Redlands, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper weather evaluation. The uphill runway condition and weather associated with thunderstorm(s) were related factors.

## Other reports on N9130N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20061019021519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061019021519A), Oct 19, 2006: Piper PA46310P (N9130N), Fort Meade, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed fme, VFR, transponder code 1200. Upon contacting ptc, the pilot was instructed that he was in violation of adiz airspace procedures and…
- [Incident 20010815023809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010815023809I), Aug 15, 2001: Piper PA46310P (N9130N), Cocoa, FL, Minor damage. (-23) During night landing, pilot attempted to command airport runway lights on by clicking his mike button on the assigned radio frequency. The runway lights…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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