Piper PA-46-350P N46DK
5 September 1993 · Block Island, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1993 at about 15:08 local time, a Piper PA-46-350P registered N46DK, operated by Deka Research & Devel. Corp, was involved in an accident near Block Island, Rhode Island, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Block Island, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- Block Island (BID)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-350P
- Registration
- N46DK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Deka Research & Devel. Corp
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Manchester → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO93LA158
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND, THE PILOT MADE S-TURNS TO ALLOW FOR PROPER SPACING FROM A PRECEDING AIRPLANE. ON SHORT FINAL, HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND BECAUSE THE RUNWAY WAS STILL NOT CLEAR. HOWEVER, HE REPORTED THERE WAS A LACK OF RESPONSE CONCERNING THE POWER, SO HE DECIDED TO LAND AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. THE PILOT TRIED TO ALIGN THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, BUT ITS RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, THE OUTWARD PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING WAS TORN AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE AND A FUEL LINE WAS RUPTURED. A GROUND FIRE ERUPTED AND BURNED THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE'S STRUCTURE AND RIGHT WING. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1993 | Piper PA-46-310P | Hailey, Idaho, United States | Wilson, David F. & Patricia W. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1993 | Piper PA-46-310P | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States | Aslett, Phillip, G. | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 1993 | Piper PA-46 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Sutton Holdings, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1993 | Piper PA-46 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1993 | Piper PA-46-301P | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Wyatt, James F. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1992 | Piper PA-46 | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | David & Patricia Wilson | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1993 | Cessna 172 | North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States | John P. Bennett | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1993 | Piper PA-28-180 | Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States | William Durgin | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1993 | Angel Elbert S Jr QUICKIE 200 | North Kingston, Rhode Island, United States | Elbert Angel | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1993 | Cessna 172 | Hope Valley, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1993 | Grumman American AA-5B | Westerly, Rhode Island, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1993 | Ryan NAVION | Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States | Robert G. Giacobone | No injuries | - |