# Accident 20140303003429A: Piper PA 46-350P, Truckee, CA, March 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2014, 10:32 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2978° N, 120.0119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2978&lon=-120.0119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9281F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9281F-2015-08-03) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 3,100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140303003429A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA127), Mar 3, 2014: Piper PA 46 350P (N9281F), Truckee, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N9281F (1)

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

- [Incident 19981220033589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981220033589I), Dec 20, 1998: Piper PA46350P (N9281F), Hayden, CO, Minor damage. On 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…

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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