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FAA accident report · Piper PA-31T2 · Jackson, TN · June 3, 2001

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Date
June 3, 2001 · 16:11 local
Place
Jackson, TN
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N31XL
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA01FA152
Reported as
Piper PA31T2
N31XLRegistration cancelled Aug 3, 2004 · Piper PA-31T2S/N 31T-8166003 · Built 1981Airframe modelPiper PA-31T2Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 3, 2001, at approximately 1611 CST a Piper PA-31-T2, N31XL, operated by falcon communication of malden, MO crashed south of the Jackson, TN airport (mkl). The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The flight originated from malden, Missouri and about 20 minutes before the accident, the pilot reported to air traffic controller that he had a problem with an engine and was going to shut it down. The controller told the pilot that he could descend to 7,000 feet. About 10 minutes later, the pilot requested vectors for the ILS approach to runway at mkl. The pilot reported to the controller that he had the left engine shut down. Approximately 5 minutes later, the pilot reported he had a runway propeller. About 1 minute later, the pilot reported to be in visual conditions and requested radar vector direct to the airport. The pilot reported that he had a cloud layer under him and that he had the localizer frequency set for runway 2. The pilot was instructed to contact mkl tower and no further contact was made. Aircraft crashed into a wooded area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 3, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1611 CST A PIPER PA-31-T2, N31XL, OPERATED BY FALCON COMMUNICATION OF MALDEN, MO CRASHED SOUTH OF THE JACKSON, TN AIRPORT (MKL). THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MALDEN, MISSOURI AND ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT REPORTED TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH AN ENGINE AND WAS GOING TO SHUT IT DOWN. THE CONTROLLER TOLD THE PILOT THAT HE COULD DESCEND TO 7,000 FEET. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT REQUESTED VECTORS FOR THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY AT MKL. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE CONTROLLER THAT HE HAD THE LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD A RUNWAY PROPELLER. ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER, THE PILOT REPORTED TO BE IN VISUAL CONDITIONS AND REQUESTED RADAR VECTOR DIRECT TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD A CLOUD LAYER UNDER HIM AND THAT HE HAD THE LOCALIZER FREQUENCY SET FOR RUNWAY 2. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT MKL TOWER AND NO FURTHER CONTACT WAS MADE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA01FA152Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportJackson, TNThe pilot's shutting down the left engine following loss of control of the left propeller resulting in an in-flight loss of control of the airplane due to the windmilling propeller. Factors in the accident were the failure of the propeller control bracket…Jun 3, 2001 · Destroyed

Other reports on N31XL · 1

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

Incident 19990802022989ILevel Off Touchdown · Lexington, KY(-23) Aircraft landed gear up. Minor damage. No injures.Aug 2, 1999 · Minor damage