# Accident 20051109032229A: Piper PA23160, Bloomington-No, IL, November 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2005, 20:55 local time
- Place: Bloomington-No, IL
- Airport: Bloomington-Normal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K6BA
- Location: 40.4772° N, 88.9158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4772&lon=-88.9158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4319P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4319P-2007-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051109032229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT ENGINE TO BE "ROUGH" RUNNING WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM PEORIA, ILLINOIS TO SMITHFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA, AND ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT KBMI. WHILE ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29 AT KBMI, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI06FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA030), Nov 10, 2005: Piper PA-23-160 (N4319P), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The aircraft control not possible by the pilot during a visual approach to the runway due to the physical impairment of the pilot.

## Other reports on N4319P (1)

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

- [Incident 19931026045009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931026045009I), Oct 26, 1993: Piper PA23160 (N4319P), Jacksonville, FL. Left engine failed after liftoff. FAA inspector took control. Returned. Landed safely. Faulty fuel valve selector.

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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