ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295910
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| Date: | Monday 5 May 2003 |
| Time: | 18:29 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Northeast Aviation |
| Registration: | N448VP |
| MSN: | 27-4414 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6944 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buffalo, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Airport, NY (POU/KPOU) |
| Buffalo Niagara International Airport, NY (BUF/KBUF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was approaching to land on runway 23 with a tower reported wind from 170 degrees at 10 knots. He reported that at 20 feet, and an airspeed of 100-110 mph, the airplane fell to the runway. The airport was equipped with a low level windshear detection system. According to data from 2 minutes before the accident to 2 minutes after the accident, from the on-airport sensors, the wind was variable by 40 degrees, and the velocity changed by about 5 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to prevent an inadvertent stall. Factors were the variable and gusty winds.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC03LA097
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 14:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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