# Accident 20091207053099A: New Piper A PA-46-500TP, Mendoza, TX, December 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2009, 11:34 local time
- Place: Mendoza, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0006° N, 97.6761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0006&lon=-97.6761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600YE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600YE-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: New Piper PA-46-500TP (registry code 7104606, https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa-46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEW PIPER A PA-46-500TP
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,154 total, 292 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091207053099A

## Narrative

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

DURING VECTORS FOR INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO AUSTIN, N600YE ENTERED A RIGHT TURNING RAPID DESCENT ENDING WITH GROUND IMPACT. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN10FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA065), Dec 7, 2009: New Piper PA-46-500TP (N600YE), Mendoza, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: ***This report was modified on May 22, 2014. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** The pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in his loss of airplane…

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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