ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293417
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| Date: | Saturday 2 July 2005 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Yuma Flying Club |
| Registration: | N9254J |
| MSN: | 28-3329 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3333 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yuma, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Yuma International Airport, AZ (YUM/KYUM) |
| Yuma International Airport, AZ (YUM/KYUM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane collided with an airport perimeter fence short of the runway during landing and nosed over. While on final approach with the flaps fully extended and the throttle at 1,700 rpm, the airplane began descending rapidly. The pilot retracted the flaps 10 degrees and applied full power. The airplane continued to descend until it struck the airport perimeter fence and nosed over. The pilot reported that this was his first flight with three passengers on board the airplane. Weight and balance calculations showed that upon takeoff, the airplane exceeded its forward center of gravity limit by 1 inch and the gross weight was 2,347.42 pounds. During landing, the calculated center of gravity was near its forward limit, but 0.3 inches within the weight and balance envelope. The gross weight during landing was 2,257.42 pounds. The maximum gross weight for the airplane was 2,400 pounds.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudged distance and altitude, which resulted in an undershoot and collision with a airport boundary fence short of the runway. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity flying the airplane at a high gross weight with a center of gravity near the forward limit, which would have affected the elevator control forces and the amount of nose up elevator available.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05LA223
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Oct-2022 19:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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