ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360256
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 June 1994 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Eleanorm & Francis Carney |
| Registration: | N3807M |
| MSN: | 12-2729 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2850 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-C1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Germansville, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (PA88) |
| (PA88) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE SHORT FINAL APPROACH, ABOUT 100' ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE AIRPLANE'S RATE OF SINK INCREASED. THE PILOT STATED, 'RATE OF SINK INCREASED....POWER WAS APPLIED AND PITCH ATTITUDE INCREASED....AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK...TOUCHING DOWN...APPROXIMATELY 150' FROM [THE] RUNWAY....' THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AFTER ENCOUNTERING HIGH VEGETATION. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO PRE-ACCIDENT RELATED DISCREPANCIES.
Probable Cause: The pilot failed to maintain a proper descent rate which resulted in an undershoot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO94LA119
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 19:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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