Piper PA-46-500TP N211EZ
13 June 2003 · Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 June 2003 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-46-500TP registered N211EZ was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)
- Coordinates
- 35.6169, -106.0892
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-500TP
- Registration
- N211EZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Novato → Gunnison
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN03LA152
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
the inadvertent encounter with turbulence associated with thunderstorms. A contributing factor was the icing conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he was at FL290 and was circumnavigating isolated thunderstorms. Flight Watch informed him of a SIGMET for thunderstorms forming between Colorado and New Mexico. At the suggestion of Flight Watch, the pilot turned toward an alternate airport, but he had to continually change heading due to rapidly developing cells. He did not have enough fuel to fly to this alternate, so he elected to divert to another alternate airport. All anti-ice equipment was turned on. During the descent through the clouds, mixed icing started to rapidly accumulate on the aircraft. As the pilot initiated a 180-degree turn to leave the icing conditions, the plane encountered severe downdrafts. The pilot declared an emergency and landed at his alternate airport in visual meteorological conditions without further incident. Postaccident examination revealed the inboard panels of both bonded wings were wrinkled, necessitating the replacement of the entire wing assembly.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2003 | Piper PA-46-350P | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | James Campagna | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Piper PA-46-310P | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | James Allen | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-46-310P | Hilton Head Is, South Carolina, United States | Robert W. Bell Jr. | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Sep 2003 | Piper PA-46-350P | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Charles I Robins | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2003 | Piper PA-46 | Guaymas, Mexico | Manrique Gonzalez-Simental | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-46-310P | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2003 | Cessna 182R | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 15 Jun 2003 | Adams Balloon A55 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Sedan, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2003 | Cessna T210K | Deming, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |