ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292963
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| Date: | Friday 7 October 2005 |
| Time: | 16:08 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20K |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N1163A |
| MSN: | 25-0666 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ithaca, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Millbrook, NY (44N) |
| Ithaca-Tompkins County Airport, NY (ITH/KITH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on a VOR approach, the pilot reported to the control tower that he was 3.5 miles from the airport. Shortly thereafter, the pilot saw the tops of trees about 50 feet in front of the airplane. Without sufficient time to arrest the descent, the airplane impacted trees and the ground resulting in substantial damage. The pilot additionally stated, "I can not really explain why I let the airplane descend too low. I felt comfortable with the approach throughout. I simply was too low, too far away from [the] airport."
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to comply with the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC06CA006
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 14:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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