# Accident 20100221027559A: Piper PA 46-350P, Belleville, IL, February 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2010, 18:27 local time
- Place: Belleville, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5219° N, 90.0583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5219&lon=-90.0583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350WF-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100221027559A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO CPS, AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHT OF COURSE AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TOCAPTURE THE LOCALIZER. PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND ON SECOND APPROACH WASRIGHT OF COURSE AND AGAIN UNABLE TO CAPTURE THE LOCALIZER. AIRCRAFT THENDISAPPEARED OFF RADAR. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS FOUND THAT AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK A HOUSE AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY IMPACT DAMAGE AND FIRE.

## 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 CEN10FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA125), Feb 22, 2010: Piper PA 46-350P (N350WF), Belleville, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent failure to maintain airplane control during the instrument approach.

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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