ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36438
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 September 1995 |
| Time: | 01:56 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-44-180 Seminole |
| Owner/operator: | Matthias Dahlheim |
| Registration: | N2160E |
| MSN: | 44-7995149 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6758 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-EIA6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbia, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Macon, GA (KMAC) |
| (KMAC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and his safety pilot were both instrument and multiengine rated. They were on an instrument flight plan, and were executing an ILS approach to runway 11. The weather was in part: 300 feet overcast and 3 miles visibility with fog. The pilot had received a weather briefing, and reported that he had received the local ATIS at the airport. During the approach, the airplane collided with a 100 foot tall and a 150 foot tall pine tree, then crashed to the ground. Impact occurred about 1/2 mile from the approach end of runway 11. No preimpact failure of the engines, controls, or instruments was found during the investigation.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper IFR procedure by allowing the airplane to descend below the ILS glideslope and by continued descent below the decision height. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, low ceiling, and fog.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95FA174
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 17-Nov-2022 15:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Apr-2024 11:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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