ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357910
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 December 1995 |
| Time: | 19:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Always Aviation |
| Registration: | N4219T |
| MSN: | 32-7240037 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2525 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monroe, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Whiteville, NC (KCPC) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, as he approached the decision height on the ILS approach, he observed ground lights, but never established visual contact with runway 5. Unable to identify the runway, the pilot executed a missed approach. During the climbout, the airplane collided with a 75 foot tall tree 2000 feet from the approach end of the runway. The decision height for the approach is 306 feet above the ground. The pilot diverted to another airport and landed without further incident. No approved weather reporting facility was located at the airport. According to Title 14 CFR Part 135.225, no pilot may begin an instrument approach to an airport without an approved weather reporting facility; nor can the pilot descend below the decision height (DH) if actual weather conditions are less than the published minimums.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate planning and failure to follow operating procedures resulted in his descent below the decision height while on final approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL96LA024
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 September 2023 | N4219T | 19T LLC | 0 | near Omar N Bradley Airport (MBY/KMBY), Moberly, MO | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 07:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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