ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381536
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| Date: | Sunday 3 July 1983 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500 |
| Owner/operator: | Donald Simons |
| Registration: | N100PV |
| MSN: | 784 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3365 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Towanda, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Binghamton, NY (BGM |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING ARRIVAL ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, THE UNICOM ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN ULTRALIGHT OVERHEAD & WAS POSSIBLY LANDING. AS THE STUDENT WAS LANDING, AN ADDITIONAL UNICOM ADVISORY WAS RECEIVED CONCERNING THE ULTRALIGHT ACFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) STATED THAT HE BECAME PREOCCUPIED SEARCHING FOR THE ULTRALIGHT & ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO TOUCH DOWN APRX 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED. REPORTEDLY, HE DELAYED AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AROUND. HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT, AND AFTER APPLYING MAX BRAKING, THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RWY, HIT A ROCK PILE & WENT INTO A DITCH. THE CFI REPORTED A RIGHT X-WIND AT 5 KTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC83LA164
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 September 2010 | N100PV | Private | 0 | 1 km from Santo Domingo-Las Américas José Francisco Peña Gómez Int'l A |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 04:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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