Piper PA28R N6899C

Summary

On 28 October 2018 at about 01:40 local time, a Piper PA28R registered N6899C was involved in an accident near Hobbs, New Mexico, United States. 3 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

28 October 2018 at 01:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Hobbs, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Lea County Regional Airport (HOB)

Coordinates

32.6822, -103.2211

Aircraft

Piper PA28R

Registration

N6899C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carlsbad → Hobbs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN19CA017

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's incorrect altimeter setting during the night visual approach, which resulted in a controlled flight into terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he entered a left traffic pattern for runway 30 during night, visual meteorological conditions. Although the pilot thought he had sufficient altitude during the initial phase of the final approach based on his altimeter indication, shortly after turning to final approach, the airplane impacted terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage, and the three occupants were not injured. Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. The examination did reveal that the altimeter had an incorrect setting, which resulted in an altimeter indication error of +800 ft mean sea level. The pilot stated that he must have had the incorrect altimeter setting for the destination airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.