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FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Sitka, AK · August 6, 2007

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Date
August 6, 2007 · 12:55 local
Place
Sitka, AK
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N35CX
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC07FA073
Reported as
Piper PA46350P
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N35CXRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636127 · Built 1997Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350PEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Notified by FSDO that roc called to report that a Piper malibu crashed in downtown Sitka. Aircraft was on IFR approach to sit, circle to land ended up NE of airport over town of Sitka. Circled two times and then clipped trees at 57 03 181 n and 135 20 316 w. continued on heading of approx 208 true, lost half of l/h wing, hit next group of trees NE of accident site and lost complete remainder of l/h wing. Continued at approx 45 degree down missing two housing going road and hitting a 1 1/2 story house. No persons on the ground were injured. Impact was in the middle of the house, house and aircraft burned and destroyed. privacy data omitted (-23 Amendment) conclusion: no evidence why aircraft/pilot was left of runway 11 centerline to Sitka, (prohibited north of runway 11-29 per flight information publications), why aircraft/pilot turned left after a possible missed approach to Sitka, why aircraft/pilot circled over town of Sitka two times in and out of clouds, and why aircraft/pilot came out of clouds hitting tres and eventually crashing into house all inconclusive.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NOTIFIED BY FSDO THAT ROC CALLED TO REPORT THAT A PIPER MALIBU CRASHED IN DOWNTOWN SITKA. AIRCRAFT WAS ON IFR APPROACH TO SIT, CIRCLE TO LAND ENDED UP NE OF AIRPORT OVER TOWN OF SITKA. CIRCLED TWO TIMES AND THEN CLIPPED TREES AT 57 03 181 N AND 135 20 316 W. CONTINUED ON HEADING OF APPROX 208 TRUE, LOST HALF OF L/H WING, HIT NEXT GROUP OF TREES NE OF ACCIDENT SITE AND LOST COMPLETE REMAINDER OF L/H WING. CONTINUED AT APPROX 45 DEGREE DOWN MISSING TWO HOUSING GOING ROAD AND HITTING A 1 1/2 STORY HOUSE. NO PERSONS ON THE GROUND WERE INJURED. IMPACT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE, HOUSE AND AIRCRAFT BURNED AND DESTROYED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (-23 AMENDMENT) CONCLUSION: NO EVIDENCE WHY AIRCRAFT/PILOT WAS LEFT OF RUNWAY 11 CENTERLINE TO SITKA, (PROHIBITED NORTH OF RUNWAY 11-29 PER FLIGHT INFORMATION PUBLICATIONS), WHY AIRCRAFT/PILOT TURNED LEFT AFTER A POSSIBLE MISSED APPROACH TO SITKA, WHY AIRCRAFT/PILOT CIRCLED OVER TOWN OF SITKA TWO TIMES IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS, AND WHY AIRCRAFT/PILOT CAME OUT OF CLOUDS HITTING TRES AND EVENTUALLY CRASHING INTO HOUSE ALL INCONCLUSIVE.

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 ANC07FA073Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportSitka, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain altitude/distance from obstacles during an IFR circling approach, and his failure to follow the instrument approach procedure. Contributing to the accident was clouds.Aug 6, 2007 · Destroyed