ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169407
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| Date: | Sunday 31 August 2014 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage |
| Owner/operator: | Real Estate School Llc |
| Registration: | N228LL |
| MSN: | 4622164 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2910 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Erie Municipal Airport, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Denver, CO (APA) |
| Erie, CO (EIK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was inbound to the airport, attempting to conduct a straight-in approach to runway 33. Due to the prevailing wind, traffic flow at the time of the pilot's arrival was on runway 15. Another airplane was departing the airport in the opposite direction and crossed in close proximity to the accident airplane. The departing traffic altered his course to the right to avoid the accident airplane while the accident airplane stayed on his final approach course. The two aircraft were in radio communication on the airport common traffic advisory frequency and were exercising see-and-avoid rules as required.
Witnesses reported that as the airplane continued down runway 33 for landing, they heard the power increase and observed the airplane make a left-hand turn to depart the runway in an attempted go-around. The airplane entered a left bank with a nose-high attitude, failed to gain altitude, and subsequently stalled and impacted terrain. It is likely the pilot did not maintain the necessary airspeed during the attempted go-around and exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack. The investigation did not reveal why the pilot chose to conduct the approach with opposing traffic or why he attempted a landing with a tailwind, but this likely increased the pilot's workload during a critical phase of flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and exceedance of the critical angle of attack during a go-around with a tailwind condition, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. A contributing factor to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue the approach with opposing traffic.
Accident investigation:
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Media:
BREAKING: 3 killed, 2 injured in airplane crash near #ErieCO airport http://t.co/qN14m4Dzo8 via @boundsa + @cliffpix pic.twitter.com/qyQBAw7FNq
— Daily Camera (@dailycamera) August 31, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2014 19:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Aug-2014 19:54 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2014 19:56 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 01-Sep-2014 06:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2014 06:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2014 06:43 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2014 18:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Sep-2014 18:13 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 02-Sep-2014 15:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2014 08:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2016 17:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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