Piper PA-46T N87WW

Summary

On 10 January 2002 at about 17:57 local time, a Piper PA-46T registered N87WW, operated by Marvin C. Polzien, was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 January 2002 at 17:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Double Eagle Ii (AEG)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-46T

Registration

N87WW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Marvin C. Polzien

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ardmore → Albuquerque

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA066

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain proper runway alignment. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadvertant flight into adverse weather conditions, the pilot not performing a missed approach, and the low ceiling and snow weather conditions .

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he checked the automated weather observing system (AWOS) before he executed an instrument landing system (ILS) approach, and it indicated "VFR" conditions. The pilot reported that at approximately 100 feet agl, the airplane descended from the clouds and was aligned right of the runway. The pilot attempted to align the airplane with the runway by banking left and then right. As the airplane banked right, the right wing struck the runway. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the runway, exited the runway to the south, and slid about 1,500 feet before coming to a stop upright. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, snow was falling heavily, light turbulence was present, and the sky was obscured.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.