Piper PA-32RT-300T N22267
11 November 1984 · Bloomington, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 November 1984 at about 22:43 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T registered N22267 was involved in an accident near Bloomington, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monroe County (BMG)
- Coordinates
- 39.1609, -86.5195
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300T
- Registration
- N22267
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fredricktown → Bloomington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA046
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLT, THE ACFT NOSE PITCHED DOWN ABRUPTLY. PLT DISENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT AND NOTED VACUUM SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. FLT CONTINUED ON MANUAL CONTROL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT UNTIL LATE FINAL APPROACH AT DESTINATION. WHEN FLAPS WERE LOWERED, NOSE AGAIN PITCHED DOWN AND LEFT WING CONTACTED AN APPROACH LIGHT. PLT REGAINED CONTROL AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. AFTER THE LNDG IT WAS NOTICED THE AUTOPILOT SWITCH WAS ENGAGED. VACUUM PUMP FAILURE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Basye, Virginia, United States | Flight America, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Attalla, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Mar 1984 | Piper PA-32RT-301T | Goodway, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-32RT-301T | San Angelo, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 1984 | Cessna 182RG | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1984 | Enstrom F-28A | Muncie, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1984 | Cessna 177 | Hobart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1984 | Beechcraft A36TC | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Bede BEDE 4 | Evansvile, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1984 | Aeronca 65-LA | Monon, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |