No fatalities

11 Jan 2013: PIPER PA46 500TP (N391CC) — Wings Management Company — Schwechat, Austria

Schwechat, Austria

On 11 Jan 2013, a PIPER PA46 500TP (registration N391CC) operated by Wings Management Company was involved in an aviation accident near Schwechat, Austria. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Not determined. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A Piper PA46-500TP deviated from its assigned altitude during an instrument approach to Vienna International Airport in January 2013.

What happened

On January 11, 2013, at approximately 1616 UTC, a Piper PA46-5ASS (registration N391CC) was conducting an instrument approach to Vienna International Airport (LOWW) in Schwechat, Austria. During the approach, the aircraft deviated from its assigned altitude. Air traffic controllers identified the deviation and notified the pilot. Following the alert, the flight continued and landed at the airport without further incident. There were no injuries reported.

The flight had originated from Zagreb/Pleso Airport (LDZA) in Croatia, with an intended destination of Vöslau-Kottingbrunn Airfield (LOAV) in Bad Voslau, Austria. At the time of the event, the weather conditions were night visual meteorological conditions.

Probable cause

Not determined