20031217037459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Daytona Beach, FL · December 17, 2003

Date: December 17, 2003 · 09:34 local
Place: Daytona Beach, FL
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N155BM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04FA043
Reported as: Piper PA46500TP
Reported engine: PWC PT6A42A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total35 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N155BMRegistration cancelled Jan 10, 2018 · Piper PA46-500TPS/N 4697053 · Built 2001 Airframe modelPiper PA46-500TP Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) At approximately 09:30 EST, Mr. Billy c. meazell departed the private airport at the spruce creek fly-in community near Daytona Beach, Florida on a VFR cross country flight to lufkin, Texas in his Piper PA-46A-500TP malibu meridian aircraft N155BM. On climb to altitude, N155BM was observed by the Daytona Beach approach control radar to maintain erratic altitude control and erratic turning maneuvers prior to the aircraft sharp descent into the tigre bay refuge forest area west of the Daytona Beach international airport. Approach control radar picked up N155BM at approximately 14:34Z and lost contact at 14:34Z. There was no communication with N155BM during the six minutes of radar observation. Daytona Beach approach confirmed that N155BM'S transponder was set to the VFR 1200 code in mode c. the aircraft crash landed in the tiger bay refuge with two fatalities. The aircraft was totally destroyed. Basic VFR meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30 EST, MR. BILLY C. MEAZELL DEPARTED THE PRIVATE AIRPORT AT THE SPRUCE CREEK FLY-IN COMMUNITY NEAR DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO LUFKIN, TEXAS IN HIS PIPER PA-46A-500TP MALIBU MERIDIAN AIRCRAFT N155BM. ON CLIMB TO ALTITUDE, N155BM WAS OBSERVED BY THE DAYTONA BEACH APPROACH CONTROL RADAR TO MAINTAIN ERRATIC ALTITUDE CONTROL AND ERRATIC TURNING MANEUVERS PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT SHARP DESCENT INTO THE TIGRE BAY REFUGE FOREST AREA WEST OF THE DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. APPROACH CONTROL RADAR PICKED UP N155BM AT APPROXIMATELY 14:34Z AND LOST CONTACT AT 14:34Z. THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION WITH N155BM DURING THE SIX MINUTES OF RADAR OBSERVATION. DAYTONA BEACH APPROACH CONFIRMED THAT N155BM'S TRANSPONDER WAS SET TO THE VFR 1200 CODE IN MODE C. THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED IN THE TIGER BAY REFUGE WITH TWO FATALITIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. BASIC VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 CHI04FA043Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportDaytona Beach, FLThe unqualified pilot's continued flight into known instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of aircraft control. Factors were the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience and the low ceiling.Dec 17, 2003 · Destroyed