ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369766
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| Date: | Friday 23 September 1988 |
| Time: | 20:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Decatur Aviaiton, Inc. |
| Registration: | N21985 |
| MSN: | 7990066 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3269 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Orleans, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Decatur, IL (KDEC) |
| Salem, IN (I83) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, BECAME LOST AND ANXIOUS, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE WRONG AIRPORT. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A UTILITY POLE AND THE LEFT WING TOUCHED A TRANSMISSION WIRE. THE PILOT RECOVERED AND CONTINUED TO HIS INTENDED DESTINATION, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE UTILITY POLE AND TRANSMISSION WIRE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSE WERE THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE, TASK OVERLOAD, AND ANXIETY, STEMMING FROM A PARTIAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, WHICH LED TO DISORIENTATION AND THE ATTEMPTED LANDING AT THE WRONG AIRPORT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88LA247
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 18:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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