Piper PA-46-310P accident near Arlington, AL
On February 23, 2004, a Piper PA-46-310P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Arlington, AL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 23, 2004
- Place
- Arlington, AL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-310P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.067°N, 87.613°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040305X00268
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 23, 2004, at 0849 central standard time, a Piper PA-46-310P, N9103Z, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, broke up in-flight in the vicinity of Arlington, Alabama. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at flight altitude and an instrument flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The private pilot and his passenger received fatal injuries. The flight originated from Panama City-Bay County International Airport, Panama City, Florida, on February 23, 2004, at 0738 central standard time. At 0605, the pilot received a preflight weather briefing from the Gainesville Automated Flight Service Station and filed and instrument flight plan. The briefer advised the pilot of the potential for occasional moderate turbulence between 24,000 and 37,000 feet and on the current Convective SIGMET for embedded thunderstorms over southern Mississippi. Review of pilot reports revealed light rime icing conditions and light to moderate turbulence across the area with instrument meteorological conditions. After takeoff from Panama City, Air Traffic Control procedures were described as routine. At 0819:32, the pilot radioed Atlanta Center, "uh we'd like to deviate a little bit to the north to get around some of these buildups." The controller asked the pilot if he encountered any rime icing in his area, and the pilot stated no. The pilot was cleared to Flight level (FL) 230 and instructed to contact another sector of Atlanta Center at 0827. The pilot made the frequency change and informed the new controller that
Probable cause
The pilots inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain aircraft control, resulting in an in-flight encounter with a thunderstorm and exceeding the design limits of the aircraft.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
