Piper PA-30 accident near Winston-Salem, NC
On November 19, 2022, a Piper PA-30 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Winston-Salem, NC. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 19, 2022
- Place
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.130°N, 80.201°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221119106324
Official records · ERA23FA067
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- NTSB Prepared Partial Transcription Of Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 19, 2022, about 1110 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-30, N7295Y, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Smith Reynolds Airport (INT), Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B) data, earlier that day the pilot and passenger flew from St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), Cahokia, Illinois, to London (Corbin) Magee Airport (LOZ), London, Kentucky, where a go-around was performed followed by an uneventful landing. After landing, the pilot reported an electrical system issue, but no maintenance was requested or performed. According to ADS-B data and air traffic control radio communication information, the airplane departed LOZ about 1004, and headed east-southeast towards INT, while air traffic control communications were transferred to several facilities appropriate for the route of flight. At 1103:39, while west-northwest of INT, air traffic control communications were transferred to INT air traffic control tower (ATCT). The pilot established contact with the INT ATCT at 1104:07, and at that time the airplane was flying at 3,450 ft pressure altitude about 8.3 nautical miles west-northwest from INT. The airplane continued on an east-southeast ground track while descending, and then at 1104:40, the local controller instructed the pilot to enter left base for runway 4. The pilot incorrectly read back the instruction, which
Probable cause
Contamination and/or misalignment of the regulator section of the right engine’s fuel servo, which resulted in excessive idle fuel flow and a total loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot's failure to land immediately on the nearest runway at the destination airport, his failure to feather the right propeller following the loss of engine power while approaching the airport, and his failure
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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.
