# Accident 20240906013079A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA 46-350P, Anderson, IN, September 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2024, 09:48 local time
- Place: Anderson, IN
- Airport: Anderson Municipal-Darlington Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0933° N, 85.5873° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0933&lon=-85.5873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629AG-2024-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104619, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 642 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240906013079A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/06/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 0946 EDT, A PA46-350P WAS 4 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF ANDERSON MUNI-DARLINGTON FIELD AIRPORT (KAID), INDIANA AT 3,600 FT MSL WHEN INDIANAPOLIS APPROACH CONTROLLER CLEARED THE PILOT FOR VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12.  THE PILOT INFORMED THE CONTROLLER THEY NEEDED A GO AROUND.  THE INDIANAPOLIS CONTROLLER CANCELLED APPROACH CLEARANCE, INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO TURN RIGHT ON HEADING 180, AND CLIMB TO 3000FT MSL.  PILOT READ BACK 180, 3000.  AT 0948 EDT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO START A GRADUAL RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY .6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 12 AT 2,060 FT MSL.  THE INDIANAPOLIS CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO FLY HEADING 230 AND MAINTAIN 3000. AT 0948 EDT PILOT READ BACK HEADING 230. THE INDIANAPOLIS CONTROLLER NOTIFIED THE PILOT HE DIDN'T GET A READ-BACK ON ALTITUDE  AND TO CLIMB AND MAINTAIN 3000.  AT 0949 EDT, THE INDIANAPOLIS CONTROLLER REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR. LAST REPORTED ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2300 MSL, HEADING 148, AT 81KTS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF DEPARTURE RUNWAY 12 IN A CORN FIIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON A NORTHEAST HEADING WITH THE DEBRIS FIELD EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET SOUTHWEST FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH A POST IMPACT FIRE. 4 PERSONS ON BOARD FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN24FA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA340), Sep 6, 2024: Piper PA 46-350P (N629AG), Anderson, IN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate airspeed management during the missed approach which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and loss of control at low altitude.

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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