ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296883
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Date: | Sunday 28 July 2002 |
Time: | 17:00 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-235 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N15442 |
MSN: | 28-7310046 |
Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3100 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Kelleys Island, Ohio -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Kelleys Island, OH (89D) |
Destination airport: | OH (89D) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot departed from runway 27 on Kellys Island where the airplane was based. The pilot reported that during final approach back to runway 27, the airplane encountered a severe downdraft. The pilot applied full power, but the airplane struck a rock prior to the runway. The reported wind at an airport about 15 miles southeast, was from 230 degrees at 12 knots, with no gusts. The reported wind at a buoy located about 7 miles northwest, was from 244 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 17 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point. A factor was the downdraft.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC02LA151 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC02LA151
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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