# Accident 20060124002759A: Piper PA32260, Jackson, MI, January 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2006, 08:47 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Airport: Jackson County-Reynolds Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2708° N, 84.4101° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2708&lon=-84.4101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3946W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3946W-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060124002759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE 6000 TO 7000 FEET. REPORTED LOSING MANIFOLD PRESSURE, AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. TO LANSING CONTROL. WHO STARTED TO VECTOR AIRCRAFT TO THE JACKSON ILS 24 APPROACH, LATER PILOT REPORTED WOULD BE UNABLE TO LEVEL OFF AT 3000 FT. LANSING REPORTED TRAFFIC SUGGESTING USING ALTERNATE AIR, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ALTERNATE AIR WAS ON. LANSING WARNED THE PILOT TO BE AWARE OF ICING IN VICINITY. THE PILOT REPORTED NOT MUCH ICE. PILOT REPORTED LOSING ALTITUDE QUICKLY WANTED TO GET ON FINAL. LANSING GAVE A HEADING OF 270 TO LINE UP WITH JACKSON. SHORTLY THEREAFTER LANSING REPORTED ALTIMETER WARNING TO PILOT, STATING IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO MAKE JACKSON. PILOT AGREED AND SAID HE HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH GROUND AND WAS LOOKING FOR A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND CRASHED 5 TO 7 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI06LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA072), Jan 24, 2006: Piper PA-32-260 (N3946W), Jackson, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: the blocked induction air filter due to ice accumulation which resulted in a loss of engine power. The pilot's improper weather evaluation, trees, snow, fog, and icing conditions were factors.

## Other reports on N3946W (1)

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

- [Incident 19900727028999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727028999I), Jul 27, 1990: Piper PA32260 (N3946W), Ketchum, OK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off left side of runway. Collided with a fence.

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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