# Accident 20091129052309A: Piper PA-32RT-300, Memphis, TN, November 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2009, 16:03 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0425° N, 89.9767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0425&lon=-89.9767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9243C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9243C-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,407 total, 962 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091129052309A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY THE MEM ILS 18L APPROACH AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTHWEST OF RUNWAY 18C.  RADAR TRACKING SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LOCALIZER CENTERLINE AND GLIDE PATH.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS 300/1.

## 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 ERA10LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA082), Nov 29, 2009: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9243C), Memphis, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to execute a timely missed approach and subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control, after he was unable to establish the airplane on the instrument approach. Contributing to…

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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