Piper PA46-500TP accident near Bignell, NE
On November 9, 2022, a Piper PA46-500TP (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bignell, NE. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 9, 2022
- Place
- Bignell, NE
- Aircraft
- Piper PA46-500TP · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.081°N, 100.613°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221109106270
Official records · CEN23FA031
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Excerpt Of FAA Air Traffic Control Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 9, 2022, about 0934 central standard time, a Piper PA46-500TP, N234PM, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Bignell, Nebraska. The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. According to air traffic control information, the pilot established contact with Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZDV), reported inbound to the North Platte Regional Airport (LBF), North Platte, Nebraska, and the controller issued the current altimeter setting. The controller asked the pilot for the preferred approach and he requested the instrument landing system (ILS) runway 30 approach. At the request of the pilot, the controller provided vectors to the approach and instructed the pilot to fly to a heading of 230°. The pilot requested to begin the descent, and the controller cleared the pilot to turn right to 280° and descend to 7,000 ft mean sea level (msl). The controller then instructed the pilot to descend to 5,000 ft msl and turn right heading 280°, maintain 5,000 ft msl until established on the ILS, and cleared the pilot for the ILS runway 30 approach. In the same clearance and without receiving a proper read back, the controller instructed the pilot to report the cancellation of his instrument flight plan and change radio frequencies to the LBF common traffic advisory frequency. After a position change with controllers, the relieving controller reported the airplane overdue, and an alert notice (ALNOT) was issued. A review of the ADS-B data reve
Probable cause
The pilot’s flight into low instrument flight rules conditions and turbulence, which resulted in spatial disorientation, loss of control, and an impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of total instrument experience.
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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.
