# Accident 20010428011079A: Raven S55A, Albuquerque, NM, April 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2001, 08:41 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1303° N, 106.7503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1303&lon=-106.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40555, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40555-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010428011079A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON APRIL 28, 2001, AT 0841 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A RAVEN S55A, N40555, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE LANDING IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ESCAPED INJURY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO, APPROXIMATELY 0800. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THE BASKET UPRIGHTS MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE WIRES. THE PILOT OPENED THE EMERGENCY DUMP AND VENTILATED THE ENVELOPE. THE ENVELOPE DRAPED OVER THREE POWERLINES, CARRYING 12,400 VOLTS, AND SQUEEZED THEM TOGETHER, CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE ENVELOPE WAS CUT IN TWO, AND THE THREE POWERLINES BROKE, BURNING HOLES INTO THE CEMENT SIDEWALK. (-23) ON 04/28/01 AT 0841 MDT A RAVEN S-55A (N40555) OWNED AND OPERATED BY MS. CONNIE L. POHLMEYER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                     SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT CONTACTED OVERHEAD POWERLINES AS IT MANEUVERED FOR LANDING AT THE CORNER OF EDUCATION AND DAVENPORT ROAD(S) IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE, NM.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HER PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED IN           THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 THAT HAD DEPARTED THE 19TH STREET BALL-DIAMONDS AT 0745 MDT.  MS. POHLMEYER HOLDS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE #284509401, WITH A LIGHTER-THAN AIR, BALLOON RATING.

## 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 DEN01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA092), Apr 28, 2001: Raven S55A (N40555), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout during approach. A contributing factor was the power lines.

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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