ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354638
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Date: | Thursday 2 April 1998 |
Time: | 21:15 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-180 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N44181 |
MSN: | 28-7405225 |
Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2414 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Warren, PA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Tappahannock, PA |
Destination airport: | (7PA1) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The airplane was on a stabilized approach at 50 feet AGL (Above Ground Level), with full flaps and indicating 70 knots, when the airplane developed a high sink rate. At 30 feet, the pilot tried to arrest the excessive rate of descent with power. The airplane struck a drop off on the approach end of Runway 24, shearing the landing gear before coming to rest upright 40 feet down the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC98LA087 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC98LA087
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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