Piper PA-46-310P N62VM

Summary

On 27 September 2024 at about 20:14 local time, a Piper PA-46-310P registered N62VM was involved in an accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota, 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

27 September 2024 at 20:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

44.8200, -93.4500

Aircraft

Piper PA-46-310P

Registration

N62VM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1986

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kenosha → Eden Prarie

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA372

Nobody was injured.

The bird strike during cruise flight that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the personal flight reported that he was enroute to his destination airport when he began a 500 fpm rate descent to 3,000 ft msl. While descending through 4,100 ft msl, a bald eagle, that was above the airplane’s flight path descended at about a 40o angle and struck the airplane’s left wing. The airplane continued to without any appreciable change to its performance and the pilot continued to the destination airport. For the approach, the pilot extended the landing gear, extended the wing flaps to 10o, and slowed the airplane to 105-110 kts for level flight at 3,000 ft msl. On final approach, the pilot flew the airplane at 85-90 kts and landed uneventfully with 30o of wing flaps. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.