ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367051
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Date: | Wednesday 2 May 1990 |
Time: | 11:48 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-151 |
Owner/operator: | D & A Aviation |
Registration: | N3986X |
MSN: | 28-7515439 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1995 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E3D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | St. Louis, MO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (KSUS) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE COMMERCIAL PLT HAD JUST DEPARTED FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT ON RUNWAY 8L, AND SHORTLY AFTER DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH ROUGHNESS AND BACKFIRING. THE PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND LAND ON 26R. A DOWNWIND LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED THAT RESULTED IN AN OVERRAN AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BEEN SERVICED DUE TO ROUGHNESS, AND POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PLUGS TO BE FOULED.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT NOT ATTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MKC90LA100 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA100
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-Mar-2024 07:01 |
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