ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355095
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 October 1997 |
| Time: | 12:20 LT |
| Type: |  Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-A1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N534SS |
| MSN: | 10108 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 721 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912F3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Palm Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne, FL (KMLB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot of a small airplane (Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-A1) he was cleared to land on 27R. While on final approach at about 200 feet, a large airplane (MD-80) passed close to him on the right. The controller warned the pilot of possible wake turbulence. The airplane then rolled and crashed into the ground. During an investigation, an FAA inspector stated (and air traffic control audio tapes confirmed) that the pilot had been cleared to land on runway 27L, and he had been advised that his traffic was an MD-80, landing on 27R. After being cleared to land on 27L, the airplane deviated towards runway 27R. The FAA inspector stated that air traffic controllers observed the nose of the airplane go up, then the airplane rolled left and impacted the ground in a left wing low and partially inverted attitude.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent use of the wrong runway, and his improper decision to continue the approach behind a large airplane (MD-80), which resulted in a wake turbulence encounter, loss of aircraft control, and collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL98LA006
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 08:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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