# Accident 20140831015299A: Piper PA 46-350P, Erie, CO, August 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2014, 11:50 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Erie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0119° N, 105.0528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0119&lon=-105.0528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N228LL-2018-03-12) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA467) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140831015299A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 31, 2014 AIRCRAFT PIPER PA-46 REGISTRATION N228LL WAS ON APPROACH LANDING TO ERIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT INLINE TO RUNWAY 33. AIRCRAFT BANKED TO THE WEST AIRCRAFT IMPACT GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED FIVE SOLES ONBOARD PERISHED.

## 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 CEN14FA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA467), Aug 31, 2014: Piper PA 46 350P (N228LL), Erie, CO, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and exceedance of the critical angle of attack during a go-around with a tailwind condition, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. A contributing…

## Other reports on N228LL (1)

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

- [Incident 20010419018499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010419018499I), Apr 19, 2001: Piper PA46350P (N228LL), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During an interview with the reporting inspector, the pilot-in-command stated that after a normal approach and landing with calm winds on the roll out of…

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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