Accident Socata TB21 Trinidad N2528D,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131980
 
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Date:Sunday 26 September 1993
Time:12:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic TB21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Socata TB21 Trinidad
Owner/operator:Lipson Aviation Inc.,
Registration: N2528D
MSN: 861
Total airframe hrs:360 hours
Engine model:Lycoming TIO-540-AB1AD
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Spruce Pine, NC -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Asheville, NC (KAVL)
Destination airport:(7A8)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE DOWNSLOPING RUNWAY WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT STOP ON THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND WHILE FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SETTLED UPRIGHT IN A NEARBY FIELD.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION IN DELAYING A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT AND IN ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAP EXTENSION.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ATL93LA163
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 10 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ATL93LA163

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Dec-2016 19:25 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
10-Mar-2018 08:00 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
10-Apr-2024 10:58 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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