Beechcraft B200 N469SL

Summary

On 29 March 2022 at about 23:45 local time, a Beechcraft B200 registered N469SL, operated by Integrated Pain Associates, PLLC, was involved in an accident near Odessa, Texas, United States. 6 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 March 2022 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Odessa Airport-Schlemeyer Fiel (ODO)

Coordinates

31.9180, -102.3772

Aircraft

Beechcraft B200

Registration

N469SL

Category

Airplane

Year built

1982

Engines

2

Operator

Integrated Pain Associates, PLLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Temple → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA166

1 person was seriously injured.

The airplane’s encounter with severe clear air turbulence that was not forecasted, which resulted in a serious injury to an unrestrained passenger.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while descending at about 160 kts during an instrument approach in visual meteorological conditions with the autopilot engaged, and passing through 5,000 ft msl, the airplane encountered “a sudden pocket” of severe clear air turbulence for one second, resulting in the loss of about 300 ft of altitude. A passenger in the cabin, who was in the process of restraining himself when the turbulence encounter occurred, hit his head on the cabin ceiling and sustained a serious injury. The autopilot was turned off, the pilot continued with the approach, and the airplane landed at the destination airport without further incident. The airplane did not sustain any damage from the turbulence encounter. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, an AIRMET for moderate turbulence below 12,000 ft msl and high surface winds was active for the area. The passengers were verbally instructed by the pilot to make sure their restraint systems were fastened. The pilot activated the cabin seatbelt sign as an aural and visual warning as reinforcement.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.