ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285253
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| Date: | Saturday 17 February 2007 |
| Time: | 10:47 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Lehigh Valley Flying Club |
| Registration: | N47480 |
| MSN: | 28-7890078 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6705 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Millbrook, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA (ABE/KABE) |
| Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Airport, NY (POU/KPOU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that "the airplane was performing really good" throughout the flight and as he entered the traffic pattern for landing at the destination airport. The pilot perceived that he was "high" on final approach, and slipped the airplane to increase the descent rate. On short final, the airplane was "low" and struck a snowbank that crossed the approach end of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane. Upon striking the snowbank, the pilot aborted the landing and diverted safely to a nearby airport staffed with crash, fire, and rescue personnel.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath to the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC07CA067
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 December 2015 | N47480 | Ixi Llc | 0 | Oakland County International Airport (KPTK), Pontiac, MI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 19:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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