ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38667
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| Date: | 10-JAN-2000 |
| Time: | 05:19 |
| Type: |  Ted Smith Aerostar 601P |
| Owner/operator: | N3193X BONANZA CORP |
| Registration: | N905DK |
| MSN: | 61P-0308-081 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coatesville, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Millville, NJ (MIV) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While operating in IMC, the pilot was vectored to the final approach course for an ILS approach. Weather at the airport was ceiling 200 feet and visibility 3/4 mile in mist. The pilot was cleared for the approach, which he acknowledged. No other transmissions were received from the accident airplane. Radar data showed the airplane intercept the final approach course, then track inbound. The airplane crossed the outer marker 420 feet below the glideslope. The last radar return showed the airplane at 440 feet AGL, 3.9 miles from the runway. The airplane impacted the ground at a shallow angle about 1 mile north of the airport on the opposite side of the missed approach procedure. The elevation of the accident site was approximately 40 feet lower than the airport. The pilot had about 350 hours of total flight experience. No pre-impact failures were identified with the airframe, engines, flight controls, or flight instruments.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure, and his failure to establish a climb after passing the missed approach point.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20422&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Dec-2009 10:09 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2022 12:30 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative] |
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