ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369312
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| Date: | Saturday 14 January 1989 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Single Wings, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3331R |
| MSN: | 28-5661 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valparaiso, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KVPZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
NO PREFLIGHT WX BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED BEFORE THE FLT. DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE PLT HEARD ABOUT ICING CONDITIONS AT A NEARBY AIRPORT & ELECTED TO RETURN & LAND. BEFORE LANDING, HE ENCOUNTERED FREEZING RAIN & A RAPID ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THE ACFT. ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD RESTRICTED THE PLT'S FORWARD VISIBILITY, REQUIRING HIM TO USE THE SIDE WINDOWS. DURING THE FLARE TO LAND, HE RAISED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT TO ARREST A SINK RATE, BUT THE ACFT LANDED HARD, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN INADVERTENT FLIGHT IN ICING CONDITIONS AND RAPID ACCUMULATION OF AIRFRAME ICE, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO FLARE DURING THE LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF VISUAL PERCEPTION WITH ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI89LA045
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 August 1998 | N3331R | Porter County Tri Pacer Club | 0 | Lapaz, IN | |
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| 29 December 2008 | N3331R | Private | 0 | Valparaiso, Indiana | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
| 15 September 2016 | N3331R | Private | 0 | Valparaiso, IN | |
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| Bounced on landing | ||||||
| 18 August 2022 | N3331R | Private | 0 | Sullivan, Indiana | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 13:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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