- Date
- February 19, 1989, 16:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Angel Fire, NM
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9092WPiper PA-46-310P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890219002289A
- Case key
- 17674
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Probable cause
Inadequate compensation for wind conditions by the pilot, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. The adverse wind conditions and snowbank were related factors.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A private plt and four pax were making a personal IFR flight. A takeoff was attempted on rwy 35, with snow drifts on both sides. Wind was estimated as 320 deg at 25 knots, with gusts to 35 knots. The pilot said that at rotation, the plane hit wind shear from 260 deg, that lifted the left wing. Directional control was lost and the airplane settled back on the rwy. The left main wheel struck a snow bank and the acft spun left 180 deg. The tail section went through the snow bank and the plane departed the runway to the left. The plt said that when he exited the acft, the wind was from 190 deg at an estimated 40 knots. A witness verified a 180 deg wind shift and estimated the wind speed at 40 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9092W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-46-310P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46860805-1
- Airframe hours
- 1,080
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-BEI, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard E. Cremer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 3, 1988 · 413 hours before
- Departed
- AXX
- Destination
- EGE · Eagle, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AXX · Angel Fire, runway 35, 8,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,160 total · 1,100 in this make and model · 130 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 20 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 34 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.