Piper PA-46-350 N3DM

Summary

On 28 July 2001 at about 20:55 local time, a Piper PA-46-350 registered N3DM was involved in an accident near Westfield, Massachusetts, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 July 2001 at 20:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Westfield, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Barnes Muni (BAF)

Coordinates

42.1714, -72.7072

Aircraft

Piper PA-46-350

Registration

N3DM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nantucket → Westfield

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC01FA189

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering during a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After a normal cross county flight, the airplane was on final approach for landing to runway 20, when the air traffic controller instructed the pilot to "go-around" because a preceding airplane had not cleared the runway. The airplane was observed to pitch up and enter a steep, almost 90 degree left bank. The passenger in the rear seat described the flights from and to BAF as "smooth." She stated she thought that the airplane would be landing; however, then realized the airplane was in a left turn. The airplane impacted on the roof of a commercial building, and came to rest upright on a heading of 020 degrees, in a parking lot, about 1/4 mile east of the approach end the runway. Examination of the airplane, which included a teardown of the engine, did not reveal evidence of any pre-impact malfunctions. Weather reported at the airport about the time of the accident included winds from 240 degrees at 7 knots; visibility 10 statue miles and few clouds at 6,500 feet. The pilot owned the airplane and had accumulated about 1,660 hours of total flight experience.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.