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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Atlanta, GA · December 3, 2006

Date: December 3, 2006 · 12:30 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N46PT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07LA035
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,700 total1,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N46PTRegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622108 · Built 1990 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On December 3, 2006, at approx. 1230 EST, Piper aircraft PA-46-350P, registration number N46PT while enroute from ft myers, page airport (kfmy) to indianapolis metropolitan airport (kump) with the owner/pilot in command and 1 passenger aboard experienced an inadvertent autopilot disconnect and in flight upset. The aircraft was at FL 200 when the upset occurred and the pilot was able to regain control at FL 190. The aircraft was able to continue to the destination and landed uneventfully. On December 08, 2006, the owner/pilot called the indianapolis FSDO duty person and notified the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 3, 2006, AT APPROX. 1230 EST, PIPER AIRCRAFT PA-46-350P, REGISTRATION NUMBER N46PT WHILE ENROUTE FROM FT MYERS, PAGE AIRPORT (KFMY) TO INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KUMP) WITH THE OWNER/PILOT IN COMMAND AND 1 PASSENGER ABOARD EXPERIENCED AN INADVERTENT AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT AND IN FLIGHT UPSET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT FL 200 WHEN THE UPSET OCCURRED AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AT FL 190. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO THE DESTINATION AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. ON DECEMBER 08, 2006, THE OWNER/PILOT CALLED THE INDIANAPOLIS FSDO DUTY PERSON AND NOTIFIED THE INCIDENT.

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 CHI07LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAtlanta, GAThe exceedance of airplane design stress limits when the pilot did not maintain aircraft control after his attention was diverted to the right side attitude indicator during cruise flight. An additional cause was the aural detection for the autopilot…Dec 3, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N46PT · 2

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

Incident 20100425032779ICruise/Level Flight · Owensboro, KYPilot reports that during cruise flight, 15000 ft., 188 KTS TAS, 27 degree f. OAT, the cockpit left side window broke and the aircraft depressurized. All other systems normal. A landing was made at Owensboro, KY (owb) without incident. No injuries, normal…Apr 25, 2010 · Minor damage Incident 20000512027809IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Indianapolis, IN(-23)A/c N46PT was landing on runway 15 at Indianapolis metro airport. The pilot says he saw three green landing gear lights and then continued to complete the landing. Upon landing the aircraft the a/c slowed to approximately 30 mph when the nose landing…May 12, 2000 · Minor damage