ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360642
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| Date: | Saturday 2 April 1994 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Dawn Aeronautics |
| Registration: | N2542L |
| MSN: | 38-79A0756 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Castle, DE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS DOING A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14 AT WILMINGTON, DE, AT NIGHT WHEN THE AIRPLANE STRUCK BIRDS. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 1800 FEET MSL AND 7 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT WHEN THE BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED. THE PILOT REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, YAW CONTROL PROBLEMS, AND A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE BATTERY CASE, FIREWALL, AND WINGS WERE DAMAGED BY THE BIRD STRIKE. ALSO, THERE WAS DEBRIS IN THE ENGINE AIR INLET FROM THE BIRD STRIKE.
Probable Cause: Inadequate clearance from obstacles, which resulted in birds strike. A factor was night conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO94LA058
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 09:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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