Piper PA-46-350P N9210F

Summary

On 16 January 1996 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-46-350P registered N9210F, operated by Toki Leasing Corp, was involved in an accident near Peachtree City, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 January 1996 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Peachtree City, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Falcon Field (FFC)

Coordinates

33.3901, -84.5592

Aircraft

Piper PA-46-350P

Registration

N9210F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Toki Leasing Corp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96FA036

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure. The fog was a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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During the preflight briefing, the pilot was informed of reduced visibility and low ceiling in the vicinity of the destination airport, at the approximate time of the planned arrival. Upon arriving in the Atlanta area, the pilot was issued radar vectors to a final for the localizer runway 31 approach. The pilot was also given the current Atlanta altimeter setting, and was cleared for the localizer runway 31 approach. The airplane collided with a 60-foot tall light pole at a nearby baseball complex 2 miles short of the runway. The weather observation from the Hartsfield International Airport indicated that visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. However, according to a witness at the accident site, the weather conditions were foggy with reduced visibility. The wreckage distribution path was 2,467 feet right of the localizer course. The minimum descent altitude for this approach, using Atlanta's altimeter setting, was 1260 feet. The ground check of the localizer and DME facility was within normal operating range. Examination of the aircraft navigational radios also tested within normal ranges. The average field elevation in the vicinity of the accident site is 800 feet. The pilot's toxicological examinations detected pseudoephedrine (decongestant), phenylpropanolamine (decongestant), and chlorpheniramine (antihistamine). No samples were available to quantify the blood levels of these medications.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.