# Accident 20150507006309A: Piper PA 46-350P, Spokane, WA, May 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2015, 16:00 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6858° N, 117.3269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6858&lon=-117.3269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N962DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N962DA-2018-04-05) (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: P&W CANADA PT6A-34
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150507006309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. GAINED CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO TURN AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARDS FELTS FIELD AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES OUT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, RIGHT WING STAYED LOW AND PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND NEAR MID-FIELD. AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT 180 DEGREE RH TURN AND IMPACTED THE RIVER.

CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY FAA AND NTSB. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED PENDING COMLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION.

INITIAL REPORT SUBMITTED BY INSPECTOR COLBY BARRON, SPOKANE FSDO.

10/14/2015: AMENDMENT BY INSPECTOR MARK E. DURHAM, SPOKANE FSDO WHO VERIFIED CONTROL CONTINUITY WITH THE NTSB ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2015: CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CHECKED BY THE NTSB AND FAA. LEFT WING AILERON CABLES WERE VERIFIED AS INSTALLED AND ROUTED CORRECTLY. RIGHT WING AILERON CABLES WERE VERIFIED AS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY BY PART NUMBER TAGS AND ACCIDENT MARKINGS. THE RIGHT WING AILERON CABLES WERE ALSO ROUTED INCORRECTLY AT THE WING ROOT SO BOTH AILERONS WOULD GO UP AT THE SAME TIME AND DOWN AT THE SAME TIME BUT AT DIFFERENT RATES.

MULTIPLE SIGNATURE MARKS ON THE LEFT BELLCRANK PULLEY FLANGE INDICATE THE AILERON  ACTUATOR PIN WAS OUT OF ITS HOLE IN THE BELLCRANK IN FLIGHT.

## 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 WPR15FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA158), May 7, 2015: Piper PA 46 350P (N962DA), Spokane, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The mechanic's incorrect installation of two aileron cables and the subsequent inadequate functional checks of the aileron system before flight by both the mechanic and the pilot, which prevented…

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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