ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26835
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| Date: | Friday 13 March 1998 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Socata TBM700 |
| Owner/operator: | Dolby, Ray M. |
| Registration: | N345RD |
| MSN: | 76 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1119 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-64 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1/2 mile E of Truckee Tahoe Airport, Truckee, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Novato, CA (O56) |
| (KTRK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was cleared for a GPS approach. He stated that he was too high to make a good landing, so he opted for a circling approach to another runway. As he turned for the base leg, he lost visual contact and became disoriented. It was a dark night with no moon. The pilot realized that he was in a 70- to 80-degree left bank and returned the airplane to a level attitude, then noticed the ground directly in front of him. The aircraft ran through a barbed wire fence, collided with trees, and slid rearward to a stop in a high altitude meadow east of the airport. The FAA completed an evaluation of the circling approach procedures and night operations for that airport and did not find any problems.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation. A factor was the dark night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX98LA114
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=345RD
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Mar-2014 21:58 | wf | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2016 22:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2016 22:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Apr-2024 14:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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