The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Miramar, Florida
Flying M Aviation LLC
Location: Immokalee, FL
Accident Number: ERA22LA035
Date & Time: October 26, 2021, 14:45 Local
Registration: N305JD
Aircraft: Piper PA46
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Piper
Registration: N305JD
Model/Series: PA46 350P
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KRSW,31 ft msl
Observation Time: 14:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 21 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 29°C /22°C
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 9 knots / , 310°
Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 4300 ft AGL
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.86 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point:
Destination:
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 26.437508,-81.385322
Last return on Flightaware was -1,412 FPM at just 400' MSL while at 299 degrees turning to 27 (a sea level airport). This flight never got out of the pattern and lapped once with the first lap dropping toward 27 at -1512 FPM at 1,100 MSL. What in the world were they doing.
ReplyDeletePrevious flight a couple of hours before that included two circling descents. Maybe the accident flight occurred while training.
DeleteAccident flight:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N305JD/history/20211026/1757Z/KIMM/KIMM
Circling descent flight:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N305JD/history/20211026/1450Z/KVRB/KIMM