ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366778
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| Date: | Saturday 16 June 1990 |
| Time: | 19:24 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Rainbow Aviation |
| Registration: | N8167R |
| MSN: | 28-8016280 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D36 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chester, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Millville, NJ (KMIV) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT MISTAKENLY LANDED ON A ROAD PARALLEL AND EAST OF RUNWAY ONE, WHERE HE INTENDED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PARKED TRUCK DURING THE LANDING ROLL. HE SAID SUNLIGHT OBSTRUCTED HIS VISION DURING THE APPROACH. HE DIDN'T REALIZE THE MISTAKE UNTIL AFTER HE LANDED. THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT TO THE AIRPORT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S MISIDENTIFICATION OF A ROAD FOR THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE SUNGLARE AND THE PILOT'S UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPORT, AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO90LA056
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 March 1986 | N8167R | Bridgeport Aero, Inc | 0 | Elkton, MD | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 12:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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