Accident North American Sabreliner 40 N3298D,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380375
 
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Date:Monday 12 December 1983
Time:13:39 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SBR1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American Sabreliner 40
Owner/operator:Mcneilus Truck & Manufacturing
Registration: N3298D
MSN: 18650
Total airframe hrs:8295 hours
Engine model:P&W JT12A-8
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Coatesville, PA -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:White Plains, NY
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
DURING AN IFR ARRIVAL, AN ILS APCH WAS MADE TO RWY 29 IN RAIN, TURBULENCE & GUSTY WINGS. AT APRX 400 FT AGL, THE ACFT BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS WHILE ON THE LOCALIZER GLIDE SLOPE. THE AIRSPEED AT THAT TIME WAS 8 KTS ABOVE THE REFERENCE SPEED, BUT WAS FLUCTUATING DUE TO THE TURBULENCE. THE PLT REPORT THAT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT SETTLED & PARTIAL POWER WAS APPLIED; HOWEVER, THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON SOFT, WET TURF APRX 20 FT SHORT OF THE RWY LIP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER GROUND CONTACT, A JOLT WAS FELT & THE ACFT LISTED TO THE RIGHT. THE PLT COMPENSATED WITH AILERON CONTROL. HOWEVER, AS THE ACFT SLOWED DOWN DURING THE ROLL-OUT, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED TO THE SURFACE & THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. IT CAME TO REST WITH THE RIGHT GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED & DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT DOOR, SPEED BRAKE & OTHER 2 GEAR. APRX 12 MI SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT WILMINGTON, DE, THE WIND WAS FROM 200 DEG AT 16 GUSTING 26 KTS.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC84FA047
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB NYC84FA047

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