# Accident 20221109018049A: Piper PA46-500TP, Maxwell, NE, November 9, 2022 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 9, 2022, 09:34 local time - Place: Maxwell, NE - Airport: North Platte Regional Airport Lee - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.0815° N, 100.6133° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0815&lon=-100.6133&mi=10 - Aircraft: N234PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234PM) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA46-500TP (registry code 7104622, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA46-500TP - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 504 total, 24 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA031) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221109018049A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON NOVEMBER 9, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 0934 CST,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PIPER PA46-500TP WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT ABOUT 3.25 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTH PLATTE REGIONAL AIRPORT (LBF), AND A POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. WHILE EN ROUTE ON THE IFR FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED TO THE NORTH PLATTE (LBF) RUNWAY 30 ILS APPROACH AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN 5,000 FT UNTIL ESTABLISHED ON THE ILS. METAR REPORTS AT LBF SURROUNDING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED CEILING OVERCAST AT 300 FT AGL. THE GROUND ELEVATION FOR THIS APPROACH VARIES FROM APPROXMATELY 2,700 FT TO 2,780 FT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT THE PANBE LOM (5.3 NM FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 30) AT 5,000 FT MSL (ADSB INDICATED). THE TARGET GLIDE SLOPE INTERCEPT ALTITUDE IS 4,600 FT MSL. AT 4.15 NM ALONG THE ILS PATH THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 4,550 FT MSL (ADSB INDICATED). THE ON-GLIDE PATH ALTITUDE AT THIS DISTANCE IS 3,450 FT. AT 3.25 NM AND 4,625 FT MSL (ADSB INDICATED) THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A LEFT TURN AND CONTINUED TO INCREASE ALTITUDE. AT 3 NM, THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 4,800 FT MSL (ADSB INDICATED) AND 0.3 NM LEFT OF THE ILS FINAL APPROACH COURSE. THE ADS-B DATA INDICATED THE LEFT TURN CONTINUED, WITH THE FINAL ADS-B DATA POINT INDICATING AN ALTITUDE OF 3,925 FT MSL AND A SOUTHERLY HEADING. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS 3.25 NM FROM RUNWAY 30 THRESHOLD AND 0.3 NM LEFT OF THE ILS FINAL APPROACH COURSE. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS COMPACT WITH SOME DEBRIS FOUND EAST OF THE IMPACT POINT. THE LEFT WING WAS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND THE RIGHT WING WAS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE IMPACT POINT. THE ROAB ANALYSIS PROGRAM INDICATED A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE OR GREATER TURBULENCE BETWEEN 3,600 AND 5,500 FEET MSL. HRRR MODEL INDICATED MODERATE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AND TEMPERATURE 11.5 DEGREES CELSIUS AT 4,749 FT MSL. ## 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 CEN23FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA031), Nov 9, 2022: Piper PA46-500TP (N234PM), Bignell, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s flight into low instrument flight rules conditions and turbulence, which resulted in spatial disorientation, loss of control, and an impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was… ## Other reports on N234PM (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20101029054359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101029054359A), Oct 29, 2010: Piper PA46-500TP (N234PM), Port Mansfield, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft took off and developed max torque with good temperature, all indications were in the green. Rotated into normal takeoff attitude. Good climbout… - [Incident 20100528050969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100528050969I), May 28, 2010: Piper PA46-500TP (N234PM), Leadville, CO, Minor damage. On may 28, 2010, at 0030Z, Piper PA46 (N234PM), sustained minor damage during landing at Lake County Airport (Leadville, CO). There were four people on board… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.