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FAA accident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Milaca, MN · December 30, 2010

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Date
December 30, 2010 · 10:35 local
Place
Milaca, MN
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9103N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11FA133
Reported as
Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N9103NRegistration cancelled Nov 28, 2012 · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 4608021 · Built 1986Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310PEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Upon arrival at the scene the aircraft was located approximately ¼ mile south of 150th avenue in a pasture area, the aircraft was oriented in an upright position with the right wing torn off laying between the aircraft and the initial point of impact. The tail was broken, the left main landing gear and nose gear were torn off the aircraft. The flight controls were all in tack prior to impact, it appears no in flight break up occurred. The total distance from the initial impact point to the final resting point of the fuselage was approximately 130 feet. The right wing of the aircraft was severely distorted and appeared to take the brunt of the impact force. The aircraft appeared to crash in a right wing low high angle of descent. The weather conditions at the time of the accident were ceilings approximately 300 to 500 foot overcast; visibility 2 miles in moderate rain, surface temperature was +2 degrees centigrade. AIRMET zulu 1 was issued at 1445Z for moderate icing below FL160. Data obtained from mesaba airlines saab 340 aircraft with tamdar equipment indicated there was an inversion layer aloft, temperatures aloft were as high as 44 degrees fahrenheit. The freezing level was approximately 8000 feet, with icing above 8,000. Nexrad radar indicated a large area of light to moderate rain over the entire area N9103N flew through. There was no indication of airframe icing on the wreckage, however upon arrival we experienced light to moderate rain fall, with outside air temperatures of 36 degrees fahrenheit. A review of the msp ARTCC radar data indicated the aircraft was at 16,800 feet with a ground speed at 123KTS when the event occurred. The controller instructed him to climb and maintain FL 190. The pilot responded back that he had lost his autopilot and was in an unusual attitude and was attempting to recover. The controller had difficulty understanding this and he repeated it three times. The aircraft appeared to be in a left turn and the ground speed slowed to as low as 9KTS. No corrective action --airman deceased

As the FAA filed it

UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ¼ MILE SOUTH OF 150TH AVENUE IN A PASTURE AREA, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ORIENTED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH THE RIGHT WING TORN OFF LAYING BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT. THE TAIL WAS BROKEN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR WERE TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE ALL IN TACK PRIOR TO IMPACT, IT APPEARS NO IN FLIGHT BREAK UP OCCURRED. THE TOTAL DISTANCE FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT TO THE FINAL RESTING POINT OF THE FUSELAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DISTORTED AND APPEARED TO TAKE THE BRUNT OF THE IMPACT FORCE. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO CRASH IN A RIGHT WING LOW HIGH ANGLE OF DESCENT.THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE CEILINGS APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 500 FOOT OVERCAST; VISIBILITY 2 MILES IN MODERATE RAIN, SURFACE TEMPERATURE WAS +2 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. AIRMET ZULU 1 WAS ISSUED AT 1445Z FOR MODERATE ICING BELOW FL160. DATA OBTAINED FROM MESABA AIRLINES SAAB 340 AIRCRAFT WITH TAMDAR EQUIPMENT INDICATED THERE WAS AN INVERSION LAYER ALOFT, TEMPERATURES ALOFT WERE AS HIGH AS 44 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE FREEZING LEVEL WAS APPROXIMATELY 8000 FEET, WITH ICING ABOVE 8,000. NEXRAD RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN OVER THE ENTIRE AREA N9103N FLEW THROUGH.THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AIRFRAME ICING ON THE WRECKAGE, HOWEVER UPON ARRIVAL WE EXPERIENCED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN FALL, WITH OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURES OF 36 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. A REVIEW OF THE MSP ARTCC RADAR DATA INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 16,800 FEET WITH A GROUND SPEED AT 123KTS WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THE CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED HIM TO CLIMB AND MAINTAIN FL 190. THE PILOT RESPONDED BACK THAT HE HAD LOST HIS AUTOPILOT AND WAS IN AN UNUSUAL ATTITUDE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER. THE CONTROLLER HAD DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING THIS AND HE REPEATED IT THREE TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE IN A LEFT TURN AND THE GROUND SPEED SLOWED TO AS LOW AS 9KTS. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION --AIRMAN DECEASED

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 CEN11FA133Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMilaca, MNThe pilot did not recover from an unusual attitude while operating in instrument meteorological conditions following a disconnect of the autopilot system for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s lack of recent flight experience…Dec 30, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9103N · 1

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

Accident 20000111006549ABradford, PA(-23) The following narrative was derived from interviews of the pilot, passengers, witnesses and an on-scene invstigation conducted by personnel of hte allegheny flight standards district office. On Tuesday morning, January 11, 2000, at approximately 7:15…Jan 11, 2000 · No damage