ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386290
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| Date: | Friday 19 January 2001 |
| Time: | 20:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Michael Shahan |
| Registration: | N99ED |
| MSN: | 34-7770052 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5056 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bluefield, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lewisburg-Greenbrier Valley Airport, WV (LWB/KLWB) |
| Bluefield-Mercer County Airport, WV (BLF/KBLF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot attempted two ILS approaches to the airport, and then was contacted by a lineman informing him that the pilot-controlled runway lights were on the low setting, and he would increase their intensity. The pilot then flew a third approach, and while looking for the lights at the decision height, the airplane impacted trees and came to rest on the ground. The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane, and stated that he may have been concentrating on "looking for the lights," while on the approach and not monitoring his altitude. The weather reported at 1952, included a visibility of 1/4 mile with fog, few clouds at 100 feet, ceiling 800 feet overcast, temperature 39 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 37 degrees Fahrenheit, and altimeter setting 29.78 inches of mercury. The altimeter setting noted in the airplane after the accident was 29.97. A review of the FAA ILS RWY 23 approach chart for the airport indicated that the decision height for the approach was 300 feet, and the minimum landing visibility was 1 mile. According to the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), Section 7-2-3 ALTIMETER ERRORS, "If you do not reset your altimeter when flying from an area of high pressure into an area of low pressure, your aircraft will be closer to the surface than your altimeter indicates. An inch error in the altimeter setting equals 1,000 feet of altitude."
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to enter the correct altimeter setting, which resulted in continued flight below the decision height and a subsequent collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD01LA028
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 13:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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