ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360478
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| Date: | Sunday 15 May 1994 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: | Davis DK-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Ye Aerodrome At Chester |
| Registration: | N158Y |
| MSN: | 508 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1930 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2338 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-125 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East Haddam, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chester, CT (3B9) |
| (42B) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES SAW THE AIRPLANE MAKE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14, LAND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKE ONE OF A SERIES OF 2 FEET HIGH FENCE POSTS SEPARATED THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND A DIRT ROADWAY. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, '...AT AN ALTITUDE ESTIMATED TO BE 3 FEET. I FELT A VIOLENT BUMP TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT.' THE PILOT WROTE THAT HE HAD BEEN INTO THE AIRPORT MANY TIMES AND, '...I WAS GENERALLY AWARE OF THE CHANGES OF THE FACILITIES.. . BUT HAD NEVER RECOGNIZED THE HAZARD TO A LOW APPROACH PRESENTED BY THIS ROW OF POLES.'
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH DURING LANDING APPROACH.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA080
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2024 07:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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