ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369746
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 September 1988 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4683R |
| MSN: | 28-21442 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1887 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Worth, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (9F9) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PVT PLT (PIC) WAS FLYING WITH AN INSTRUCTOR (CFI), WHO HAD AN EXPIRED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE CFI STATED HE WAS FLYING AS A SAFETY PLT ONLY. THE PIC EXTENDED HIS DOWNWIND LEG & SUBSEQUENTLY WAS LOW & SLOW ON A LONG FINAL APCH. HE RAISED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT TO CLEAR SOME POWER LINES, THEN THE ACFT DEVELOPED A SINK RATE THAT THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT WITH FULL POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RWY, HIT A FENCE & WAS DAMAGED. THE CFI SAID HE HAD APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT WAS TOO LATE TO RECOVER BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN. THE PIC HAD ONLY 1 HR IN THIS MAKE & MODEL & WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH ITS GLIDE & LANDING CHARACTERISTICS. ALSO, HE SAID HE WAS SLIGHTLY DISTRACTED BY A TRAIN WHICH WAS APCHG FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION & WAS PASSING THE ARPT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW88LA166
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 17:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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