ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219737
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Wednesday 19 December 2018 |
| Time: | 19:36 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6143J |
| MSN: | 28-7690352 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4481 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Blairsville Airport (KDZJ), Blairsville, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Blairsville Airport, GA (KDZJ) |
| Blairsville Airport, GA (KDZJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was approaching the airport for landing following a local personal flight in night visual meteorological conditions when the airplane impacted 60 to 70-ft-tall trees about 1/2 mile from the end of the runway. Although the runway lights were illuminated at the time of the accident, the runway was not equipped with a precision approach path indicator (PAPI) or visual approach slope indicator (VASI) light system.
Examination of the airplane and the engine did not reveal any preaccident mechanical discrepancies that would have precluded normal operation. A review of the pilot's logbook revealed that the pilot had not flown at night in just over four months preceding the accident.
It is likely that, in the absence of a PAPI or VASI system by which to judge the airplane's approach path, the sparsely-lit terrain off the approach end of the runway may have created an illusion that resulted in the pilot's descent into terrain short of the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during a visual approach for landing in night visual meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience flying at night.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6143J%20
http://flightaware.com/photos/view/1284881-e9f825bc999d91095daa495340f31fbb2f6ac23f/aircrafttype/P28A/size/vga
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2018 05:24 | Geno | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 05:45 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2018 16:00 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2020 06:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 19-Jul-2020 06:38 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation