# Accident 20011212035409A: Piper PA46350P, Raleigh-Durham, NC, December 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2001, 19:03 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8744° N, 78.7472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8744&lon=-78.7472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41003, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41003-2005-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011212035409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN FROM DOTHAN, AL TO RALEIGH, NC. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS RWY 5R AT RDU. THE PILOT STAYED WELL ABOVE THE GLIDE PATH THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH AND NEVER DESCENDED BELOW 2000 FT MSL (APPROX 1400 FT. AGL). THE PILOT WAS GIVEN MISSED APPROACH INSTRUCTIONS TO FLY RUNWAY HEADING AND MAINTAIN 2000 FT. THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED IN A RIGHT TURN AND EVENTUALLY ESTABLISHED A HEADING OF 120 DEGREES. DURING THE MISSED APPROACH, THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED DESCENDING AS LOW AS 1400 FT. BEFORE ESTABLISHING 1600 FT. MSL. ATC CONTACTED THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO MAINTAIN A HEADING OF 120 DEGREES AND 2000 FT. MSL. THE PILOT NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THIS FINAL HEADING AND ALTITUDE. THE PILOT DID NOT RESPOND TO ANY COMMUNICATIONS AFTER THIS TIME. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 2 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A HOUSE AND BOTH AIRCRAFT AND HOUSE WERE CONSUMED IN FIRE.

## 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 MIA02FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA044), Dec 13, 2001: Piper PA-46-350P (N41003), Raleigh, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, due to spatial disorientation, while performing a missed approach, resulting in an uncontrolled descent, and subsequent impact with a tree and…

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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