![]() At 1047:49, the recorded left bank angle was 42° and the recorded pitch angle was 13.6° nose up, as the airplane turned through a heading of 205°. At 1047:41, the recorded pitch angle began to increase as the pilot began to turn left at an altitude of 1,923 ft. Between 1046::04, the airplane turned west at an altitude about 1,870 ft, and the groundspeed changed from 144 knots to 75 knots. ![]() At 1045, Cascade Approach advised the pilot of heavy to extreme precipitation in the area. At this time, the recorded pitch attitude was about 3.5° nose down. By 10:43:48, the airplane passed east of EUG, descending through 3,573 ft as it was being vectored for the approach at EUG. Shortly thereafter, the pilot reported that the airplane was in heavy precipitation and requested vectors to the localizer and a descent to 2,000 ft msl. ![]() He asked the pilot to verify that he had received the current weather observation at the airport the pilot confirmed that he had. About two minutes later, the controller advised the pilot of an area of moderate to heavy precipitation at his 11-to-2'o-clock position. Review of air traffic control communications revealed that, at 1038:24, the controller instructed the pilot to descend to 4,000 ft mean sea level (msl) and to expect the ILS RWY16L approach. During the approach to EUG, the pilot was in radar contact with the Cascade Approach/Eugene Tower control facility. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which originated from Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Van Nuys, California, at 0727.ĭata from an onboard Appareo Stratus 2S indicated that the airplane took off from VNY at 0721:37 and leveled off at its cruise altitude of 14,200 ft GPS altitude on a generally direct route toward EUG.Īt 1019, the pilot began a descent consistent with arrival in the EUG terminal area. The airplane was registered to and operated by Park City Aviation, LLC under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. On April 7, 2017, about 1048 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-46-310P, N123SB, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Harrisburg, Oregon, during an instrument approach to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG), Eugene, Oregon. Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: ĭefining Event: Loss of control in flightįlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: ![]()
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