ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359737
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| Date: | Sunday 25 September 1994 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4813T |
| MSN: | 28-7225212 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodland, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Vacaville, CA (O45) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A FULL FLAP, SHORT FIELD APPROACH. THE APPROACH PROCEEDED AS PLANNED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 40 FEET AGL AND 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A 'THERMAL' AND THE DESCENT RATE SUDDENLY INCREASED. HE ADDED POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE DESCENT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ONBOARD REPORTED THEIR AIRSPEED BECAME 'TOO SLOW' AND THEY 'LOST LIFT.' THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ABOUT 20 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND STRUCK A BERM. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE WINDS WERE CALM DURING THE APPROACH.
Probable Cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed during a short field approach and the inadvertent entry into a stall/mush condition. In addition, the instructor failed to take proper remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA381
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 September 2006 | N4813T | 0 | Auburn, California | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 14:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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