Piper PA 46-310P accident near Lehman, TX

On June 18, 2014, a Piper PA 46-310P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lehman, TX. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

June 18, 2014

Place

Lehman, TX

Aircraft

Piper PA 46-310P · Airplane

Injuries

3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

34.141°N, 99.299°W

NTSB ID

20140618X90820

Official records · CEN14FA300

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Air Traffic Control - Group Chairman Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ZFW ATC Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 18, 2014, about 1635 central daylight time, a Piper PA 46-310P airplane, N2428Q, crashed in an open field ½ mile east of Lehman, Texas. The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to Flying Lazy T, LLC., and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight. Both visual and instrument meteorological conditions existed for the flight, which operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The cross country flight originated from Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (KASE), Aspen, Colorado, at 1326 mountain daylight time, and was en route to Brenham Municipal Airport (11R), Brenham, Texas. At 1517 central daylight time, N2428Q checked in with the Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZAB) controller at Flight Level (FL) 270. Between 1523 and 1526 N2428Q's altitude indicated 300 feet to 400 feet higher than the assigned altitude of FL270 four times. At 1530, the ZAB controller issued a Fort Worth Center Weather Advisory (CWA). Five minutes later, the controller transferred control of N2428Q to the next ZAB controller. N2428Q checked in with that controller at FL270. At 1549, the controller issued convective SIGMET (Significant Meteorological Information) 86C for Texas. Between 1552 and 1607, N2428Q's altitude indicated 300 feet to 400 feet above and 400 feet below the assigned altitude of FL270 eight times. After each altitude deviation, N2428Q leveled at FL270. At 1554, after th

Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to enter an area of known adverse weather, which resulted in the loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's failure to provide critical weather information to the pilot to help him avoid the storm, as required by Federal Aviation Administration directives.

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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.