20211217021279A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Bloomington, IN · December 17, 2021

Date: December 17, 2021 · 20:15 local
Place: Bloomington, IN
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5677V
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22FA080
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student

N5677VRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780359 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 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.

On December 17, 2021, at 1925 EST, N5677V, a Piper PA-32R-300 privacy data omitted, departed the indianapolis metropolitan airport on a night cross country flight in instrument meteorological conditions. On approach to the monroe county airport in Bloomington, Indiana, there was a loss of aircraft control, and the aircraft impacted terrain 2 nautical mile south south-east of the airport. The instrument rated private pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 17, 2021, AT 1925 EST, N5677V, A PIPER PA-32R-300 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT ON A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. ON APPROACH TO THE MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, THERE WAS A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN 2 NAUTICAL MILE SOUTH SOUTH-EAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

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 CEN22FA080Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBloomington, INThe pilot’s failure to follow the instrument landing system (ILS) course guidance, which resulted in the pilot’s loss of airplane control during the instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the presence of turbulence and low-level wind shear.Dec 18, 2021 · Destroyed