ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357840
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 January 1996 |
| Time: | 19:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N913A |
| MSN: | 22-219 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3125 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Auburn, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Presque Isle, ME (KPQI) |
| (KLEW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After departing without a weather briefing, the pilot contacted flight service for an en route briefing. Due to stronger-than-planned-for headwinds and deviations around snow showers, he arrived at his destination with insufficient fuel to fly to an alternate airport. The pilot believed that the deteriorating weather precluded further flight. He was unable to activate the runway lights with either the airplane radio or a hand held backup radio. The pilot aligned the airplane with two sets of obstruction lights, which he thought were the approach and departure ends of runway 22. The far set of lights was in-fact at an obstruction located to the left of the departure end of runway 22. After touchdown at an angle to the runway, the airplane struck a snowbank. It then rolled onto the right wing and came to rest on its nose. The FAA reported that the airplane radio had a loose connection, and the hand-held radio lacked sufficient power to activate the runway lights.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to attain proper alignment with the landing area. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the inoperative radio transmitter, which precluded the pilot from activating the runway lights.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA051
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 07:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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