ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145848
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| Date: | Friday 17 February 2012 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N47863 |
| MSN: | 32R-7880025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Emanuel County Airport - KSBO, Swainsboro, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Winter Haven, FL (GIF) |
| Swainsboro, GA (SBO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airplane was approaching the destination airport on the base leg of the traffic pattern in night visual meteorological conditions. At that time, the runway lights were set on high intensity, which diluted the threshold lights. Additionally, the pilot stated that the red localizer antenna hazard lights distracted him (they were located about 750 feet before the runway threshold). He further stated that he was too low and struck trees during final approach. The airplane impacted trees with both wings about 2,400 feet before the runway threshold. The impact with trees resulted in damage to the left wing spar, lower fuselage, and the stabilator. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. Following the accident, the airport manager checked all runway lighting and found them to be operational.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper glidepath during final approach in night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120221X42237&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=47863&x=0&y=0
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N47863
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N47863.html
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120221X42237&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=47863&x=0&y=0
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N47863
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N47863.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 January 2018 | N47863 | Private | 0 | near Florida Keys Marathon International Airport (KMTH), Marathon, FL | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2012 19:55 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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