ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362791
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| Date: | Saturday 10 October 1992 |
| Time: | 17:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8333T |
| MSN: | 288116146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3682 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Clairsville, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Harrison County, OH |
| St. Clairsville, OH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A LANDING ON A 1200 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY, WITH A TAIL WIND OF 12 TO 25 KNOTS, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A FENCE, THEN A TREE AND NOSED OVER. THERE WAS NO KNOWN WEATHER BRIEF PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE PILOT DID RECEIVE CURRENT WINDS, IN FLIGHT, FROM A LOCAL AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER AND ELECTED TO LAND DOWN WIND.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION TO LAND ON A SHORT GRASS RUNWAY WITH A TAIL WIND. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS FAILURE TO OBTAIN AND EVALUATE A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA014
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 10:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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