ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364255
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| Date: | Monday 11 November 1991 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Culbert Aeronautics |
| Registration: | N9161P |
| MSN: | 24-4649 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-D4A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charles City, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Worthington, MN |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING HIS IFR FLIGHT THE ACFT HAD ACCUMULATED ABOUT TWO INCHES OF RIME ICE ON THE LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS AND HAD LOST ABOUT 15 KNOTS AIRSPEED. HE ESTABLISHED THE ACFT ON THE LOCALIZER FOR THE APPROACH AND WHEN HE WAS 1.9 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AND 500 FEET AGL HE REDUCED HIS AIRSPEED TO 100 KNOTS AND LOWERED THE GEAR. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES THEN THE TERRAIN ABOUT 800 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: PROPER GLIDE PATH NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PREMATURE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND INADEQUATE AIRSPEED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA026
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 13:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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