# Accident 20060413005339A: Piper PA46350P, Hope, NM, April 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2006, 16:07 local time
- Place: Hope, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8525° N, 104.4678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8525&lon=-104.4678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82LL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82LL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060413005339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 13, 2006, AT 1629 LOCAL, N82LL, A PIPER PA-46 REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ENROUTE TO CLOVIS, NM. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TURNED TOWARD THE CLOSEST AVAILABLE AIRPORT, WHICH WAS LOCATED IN ARTESIA, NM. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING COMPLETELY AFTER MAKING THE TURN AND THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON U.S. HIGHWAY 82, 4 MILES WEST OF HOPE, NM. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK ROAD SIGNS AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO AVOID GROUND VEHICLE TRAFFIC. THE OWNER, THE HOLDER OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE PRIVATE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LAS CRUCES, NM. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 DEN06LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA062), Apr 13, 2006: Piper PA-46-350P (N82LL), Hope, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to failed bearings in the turbocharger and the subsequent oil seal failure leading to oil exhaustion. Factors contributing to the accident were the fractured oil seal 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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