ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366978
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 May 1990 |
| Time: | 22:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | A.y. Mcdonald Co. |
| Registration: | N111AY |
| MSN: | 31-8052125 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3948 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TSIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dubuque, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Des Moines, IA (KDSM) |
| (KDBQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON FINAL, DURING A FULL ILS APPROACH, THE ATR RATED PLT SAID THAT HE ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN, EXTREME TURBULENCE, AND A POSSIBLE WIND SHEAR AT ABOUT 600 FEET AGL. HE SAID THAT HE LOST THE LOCALIZER, STARTED A MISSED APPROACH WITH FULL POWER AND A PITCH UP ATTITUDE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS DESCENT AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN ABOUT 1/2 MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: WEATHER EVALUATION MISJUDGED RESULTING IN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA108
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 06:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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