ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361304
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 September 1993 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Skyline Aviation |
| Registration: | N3084T |
| MSN: | 34-7250339 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5395 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-C1E6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fenton, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Des Moines, IA (KDSM) |
| (3WE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND (ON FINAL APPROACH), WHEN A LEFT CROSSWIND '. . . MIS- ALIGNED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE (RUNWAY 36) CENTERLINE.' HE INCREASED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REALIGN, BUT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND, AND '. . . THE LEFT WING ROSE RAPIDLY TO A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.' THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A TAXIWAY, AND IMPACTED A ROW OF PARKED AIRPLANES. IT STRUCK FOUR PARKED AIRPLANES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. A SMALL GROUND FIRE ENSUED. THE PILOT STATED THE RIGHT ENGINE 'DID NOT RESPOND TO APPLIED POWER FOR GO AROUND.' A POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE(S). WINDS AT ST LOUIS, MISSOURI (15 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE) WERE FROM 310 DEGREES AT 10 TO 14 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN LATERAL (ROLL) AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, WHEN ONE ENGINE HESITATED TO RESPOND TO APPLICATION OF POWER DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CROSSWIND AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA361
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2024 16:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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