Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Bloomington, IN
On December 18, 2021, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bloomington, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 18, 2021
- Place
- Bloomington, IN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.109°N, 86.605°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211218104420
Official records · CEN22FA080
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Service Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 17, 2021, at 2008 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32R-300 airplane, N5677V, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near the Monroe County Airport (BMG), Bloomington, Indiana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic data revealed that the pilot initially departed Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) at 1618 central standard time en route to Indianapolis Metro Airport (UMP), arriving at 1844 eastern standard time. He subsequently departed UMP at 1925 eastern standard time with an intended destination of BMG. After departure from UMP, the airplane proceeded on course to the southwest, then to the south, and climbed to an altitude of about 4,000 ft mean sea level (msl). Upon contacting the BMG approach controller, the pilot was instructed to descend to 3,000 ft msl and issued radar vectors for the instrument landing system approach to runway 35. About 2003, the controller issued an intercept heading to the pilot and cleared him for the approach. About 2005, the pilot reported that the flight was established on the approach and the controller instructed the pilot to contact the control tower. The tower controller subsequently cleared the pilot to land; however, the pilot never responded. The airplane tracked inbound along the ILS runway 35 localizer. At 2006:58, the airplane passed the final approach fix (NITTE); the airplane’s altitude was about 2,258 ft
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to follow the instrument landing system (ILS) course guidance, which resulted in the pilot’s loss of airplane control during the instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the presence of turbulence and low-level wind shear.
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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.
