ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356486
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 November 1996 |
| Time: | 00:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5443 |
| MSN: | 27-7405473 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plainview, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Fort Worth, TX (FTW |
| (KPVW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot initially requested and was assigned 8,000 feet, and was later issued 10,000 feet as a final altitude assignment for the en route portion of his instrument flight to the Hale County Airport. As the airplane approached the Plainview VOR, the pilot was cleared by ATC for the published VOR approach to runway 04, and he was twice issued the current Lubbock altimeter as 30.42 inches. The airplane, configured with the landing gear extended, touched down on the runway's extended centerline, approximately 3/4 of a mile from the landing threshold for runway 04. Examination of the airplane revealed that the pilot's altimeter was set on 30.67 inches. The minimum descent altitude for the approach was 3,840 feet, and the field elevation was 3,372 feet. The top of the fog was reported at 4,200 feet.
Probable Cause: the pilot's continued descent below the minimum descent altitude (MDA). Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, the adverse weather conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA040
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 07:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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