ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359216
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| Date: | Monday 20 March 1995 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-60-601P Aerostar |
| Owner/operator: | Grand Aire Express |
| Registration: | N163GA |
| MSN: | 61P-0697 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3317 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-S1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Linden, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Richmond, KY (I39) |
| (M15) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A VISUAL APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY END, COLLIDING WITH A CONCRETE WALL AND TREES. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND TWICE, AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND EACH TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE 3600 FOOT RUNWAY, AND THAT THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRPLANE. AN FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT SKID MARKS, FROM HARD BRAKING, WERE FOUND ON RUNWAY 18. ACCORDING TO THE NASHVILLE AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THERE WAS LIGHT RAIN, AND THE WIND WAS 230 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 23 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT OVERRUNNING THE RUNWAY. GUSTY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE WET RUNWAY WERE ALSO CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA068
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 08:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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