ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364186
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| Date: | Saturday 7 December 1991 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Larry & Shaaron Revalee |
| Registration: | N55786 |
| MSN: | 28R7335288 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1643 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-CIC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Piqua, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Terrhaute, IN (3I3) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID WHILE ON SHORT FINAL THAT HE WAS FAST, THE '... AIRPLANE SUDDENLY LOST ALTITUDE...', AND HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO ADD POWER. THE MAIN GEAR HIT THE TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO GET TOO LOW ON SHORT FINAL AND STRUCK THE TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PROPER GLIDE PATH WAS NOT MAINTAINED, RESULTING IN THE INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT NOT BEING ATTAINED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA040
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 May 1988 | N55786 | Private | 0 | Terre Haute, IN | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 12:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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