ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207122
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 March 2018 |
| Time: | 10:05 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6764W |
| MSN: | 28-20890 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3605 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Volusia County, New Smyrna Beach near Massey Ranch Airpark, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Edgewater, FL (X50) |
| Edgewater, FL (X50) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor and a student pilot were practicing pattern work at the airport. Due to their injuries, they did not recall any events before the accident. A witness reported that during a landing just before the accident, the airplane was "low" on the final leg of the traffic pattern, appeared to have increased engine power to clear the tree line, and then continued on the approach. The witness did not observe the accident sequence. Examination of the accident site and wreckage revealed that the airplane struck trees before impacting the ground about 750 ft before the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal engine operation. Given the available information, it is likely that the flight instructor allowed the airplane to descend below a normal approach path to the runway, as seen on a previous approach, which resulted in the collision with trees and terrain.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain the appropriate glidepath to the runway, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain during final approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6764W
Location
Media:
Plane crashes into New Smyrna Beach backyard https://t.co/tp0PEDzrnr pic.twitter.com/KlfLALdAU3
— WESH 2 News (@WESH) 6 mars 2018
VIDEO: A small plane coming in for a landing crashed into a mobile home in New Smyrna Beach. Reporter @BrittanyJNews13 is getting the latest.
— News 13 (@MyNews13) 6 mars 2018
WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW: https://t.co/uLvorf9UVc pic.twitter.com/HBV9uDpbdO
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2018 20:32 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 06-Mar-2018 20:33 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 06-Mar-2018 20:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2018 20:45 | Captain Adam | Updated [Registration, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2018 21:13 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 08-Jun-2020 08:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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