Piper PA 32-300 accident near Brazoria, TX
On July 14, 2015, a Piper PA 32-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brazoria, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 14, 2015
- Place
- Brazoria, TX
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 32-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 28.906°N, 95.604°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150714X65632
Official records · CEN15FA305
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Radar Data Tabular: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Radar Plots, N555PK: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 14, 2015, about 1004 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300 airplane, N555PK, impacted terrain near Brazoria, Texas. Day visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was being operated as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight, and no flight plan had been filed. Day visual meteorological conditions existed near the accident site about the time of the accident. The local flight originated from Pearland Regional Airport (LVJ), Pearland, Texas, about 0910. Witnesses reported that the flight instructor and student pilot arrived at the airport about 0800. A fuel receipt from the LVJ fixed-base operator showed that the student pilot purchased 59.7 gallons of 100 low lead aviation gasoline that morning. Witnesses also reported seeing the flight instructor and student getting a weather briefing. Airport security cameras captured them walking towards the airplane at 0847, and the airplane taxiing north towards the active runway at 0902. A review of radar data from the Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center showed that the airplane first appeared on radar about 0915 near LVJ. At 1001:48, radar data showed the airplane flying on a southwesterly heading at 2,300 ft. It then entered a gradual descent, which continued until 1003:45, at which point the airplane had descended to 1,900 ft. At 1004:09, the airplane entered a left descending turn from 1,300 ft. At 1004:21, the airplane was at 1,100 ft. The
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to arrest the descent in a timely manner and the flight instructor's failure to safely intervene in the routine training maneuver for reasons that could not be determined based on the information available.
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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.
