ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368306
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Date: | Sunday 30 July 1989 |
Time: | 12:00 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-32-300 |
Owner/operator: | Southern Delaware Aviation,inc |
Registration: | N4022R |
MSN: | 32-40299 |
Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1901 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Williamsburg, VA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Salisbury, MD (KSBY) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL AT AN AIRSPEED OF 80 MPH WITH FLAPS EXTENDED, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ALT. THE ACFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND CONTACTED THE RWY FROM AN ALT OF APRX 10 FT AGL. THE LANDING WAS BEING MADE ON RWY 13 AND THE PLT REPORTED LOCAL WINDS FROM 180 DEGS AT 5 KTS GUSTING TO 10 KTS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY IMPROPERLY FLARING THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING APPROACH.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | BFO89LA066 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB BFO89LA066
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