ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357864
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Date: | Friday 12 January 1996 |
Time: | 13:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-181 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N2132J |
MSN: | 28-7990216 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3110 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4M |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Collbran, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Grand Junction, CO |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The airplane crossed a mountain ridge, flew into a canyon, and encountered 'a very fast rate of descent.' According to the pilot, the airplane descended below tree tops near a frozen lake. The pilot believed the airplane would not clear the trees ahead and elected to land on the lake. The airplane slid across the surface of the lake and up the opposite embankment, shearing off the right main landing gear.
Probable Cause: The pilot's intentional flight at low altitude, which resulted in inadequate terrain clearance to compensate for a downdraft. The downdraft was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW96LA090 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA090
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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