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FAA accident report · Piper PA-46-310P · KY · March 24, 2023

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Date
March 24, 2023 · 12:32 local
Place
KY
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N146MS
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA236
Reported as
Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
8,700 total125 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days
N146MSRegistered now · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 46-8408032 · Built 1984Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310PEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Approximatly 13:26 EDT on March 24th, 2023 privacy data omitted, a Piper malibu was on an IFR flight plan from mount sterling/montgomery county airport (kiob) in Kentucky to dequeen j. lynn helms airport (kdeq) in Arkansas. The aircraft entered icing conditions during the climb and lost control around 14,300 feet. Then the aircraft experienced a rapid decent where the pilot recovered at about 8,900 feet within about 30 seconds according to ADS-B data.

The PIC stated, as he noticed the aircraft losing airspeed, checking the wings, no ice accumlaton was noted. As he turned on the pitot heat, the MFD and PFD displayed red x's. airmen stated the screens then went black. This is when the aircraft pitched abruptly forward. As the aircraft desended into VMC conditions, the PIC regained total control with the PFD and MFD comming back online. He spoke with the controller and continued flight, landing in arkadelphia Arkansas (kadf) without futher incident. There was damage to the aircraft with no iinjures reported.

As the FAA filed it

APPROXIMATLY 13:26 EDT ON MARCH 24TH, 2023 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PIPER MALIBU WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM MOUNT STERLING/MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT (KIOB) IN KENTUCKY TO DEQUEEN J. LYNN HELMS AIRPORT (KDEQ) IN ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED ICING CONDITIONS DURING THE CLIMB AND LOST CONTROL AROUND 14,300 FEET. THEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A RAPID DECENT WHERE THE PILOT RECOVERED AT ABOUT 8,900 FEET WITHIN ABOUT 30 SECONDS ACCORDING TO ADS-B DATA.

THE PIC STATED, AS HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT LOSING AIRSPEED, CHECKING THE WINGS, NO ICE ACCUMLATON WAS NOTED. AS HE TURNED ON THE PITOT HEAT, THE MFD AND PFD DISPLAYED RED X'S. AIRMEN STATED THE SCREENS THEN WENT BLACK. THIS IS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED ABRUPTLY FORWARD. AS THE AIRCRAFT DESENDED INTO VMC CONDITIONS, THE PIC REGAINED TOTAL CONTROL WITH THE PFD AND MFD COMMING BACK ONLINE. HE SPOKE WITH THE CONTROLLER AND CONTINUED FLIGHT, LANDING IN ARKADELPHIA ARKANSAS (KADF) WITHOUT FUTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO IINJURES REPORTED.

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 WPR23LA236Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSpringfield, KYThe pilot’s failure to activate the pitot heat in a timely manner during flight into icing conditions, which resulted in a temporary failure of the flight instruments and a subsequent loss of control.Mar 24, 2023 · Substantial damage