ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362737
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Date: | Sunday 25 October 1992 |
Time: | 17:35 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-38-112 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N2503L |
MSN: | 38-79A0736 |
Total airframe hrs: | 7758 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Monroeville, PA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Lorain, OH (22G) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 05. HE SAID, 'I HAD TO GO-AROUND SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE WIND DIRECTION WAS ERRATIC....ONCE TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED, THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY.' THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES. THE RUNWAY WIDTH IS 28 FEET. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 56 HOURS. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 330 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 22 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS DURING LANDING, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY AND COLLISION WITH TREES. FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE UNFAVORABLE WINDS.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC93LA030 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA030
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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