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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Truckee, CA · March 3, 2014

Date: March 3, 2014 · 10:32 local
Place: Truckee, CA
Airport: Truckee Tahoe
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9281F
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14FA127
Reported as: Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,600 total3,100 in this make and model

N9281FRegistration cancelled Aug 3, 2015 · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636095 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Piper pa 46 350P, N9281F, collided with terrain approximately 5 miles east of the Truckee-Tahoe airport, Truckee, California. The pilot was in communications with oakland center while on the gps-a approach into Truckee-Tahoe airport. Upon completion of the instrument approach the pilot executed a missed approach and proceeded to fly in an easterly direction not consistent with the published missed approach procedures. Oakland center lost radar contact and radio communications with the airplane and pilot. On the oakland center communication tapes the pilot reported to have ice shortly before the crash. The airplane wreckage was located about an hour later in the mountain range east of the airport at an elevation approximately 8,000 feet mean sea level.

As the FAA filed it

PIPER PA 46 350P, N9281F, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES EAST OF THE TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT, TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH OAKLAND CENTER WHILE ON THE GPS-A APPROACH INTO TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH THE PILOT EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND PROCEEDED TO FLY IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES. OAKLAND CENTER LOST RADAR CONTACT AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE AND PILOT. ON THE OAKLAND CENTER COMMUNICATION TAPES THE PILOT REPORTED TO HAVE ICE SHORTLY BEFORE THE CRASH. THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGE EAST OF THE AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION APPROXIMATELY 8,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL.

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 WPR14FA127Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTruckee, CAThe pilot’s failure to properly execute the missed approach in instrument conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s lack of instrument proficiency, as demonstrated by his failure to execute the required procedure turn to align with the final…Mar 3, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9281F · 1

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

Incident 19981220033589ILevel Off Touchdown · Hayden, COOn Sunday, December 20, 1998, at approximately 1840 MST, N9281F landed to the left of runway 28 at Hayden, Colorado. The nose landing gear collapsed, causing minor subsequent damage to the aircraft. The pilot and one (1) passenger on board were not injured.…Dec 20, 1998 · Minor damage