ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76482
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 2010 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5101L |
| MSN: | 28-4385 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2825 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Diamond Point Airstrip (2WA1), 8 miles NE of Sequim, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Olympia, WA (OLM) |
| Sequim, WA (2WA1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the airplane approached the uncontrolled airport for landing, the pilot became distracted by two other airplanes in the traffic pattern and by a third airplane that entered the pattern in front of him. This resulted in the pilot extending the downwind leg of his traffic pattern and maintaining traffic pattern altitude until the final approach. A fourth airplane was in the run-up area preparing to depart, which the landing pilot also noted. As the pilot turned onto the final approach, he descended with full flaps. Just before the airplane touched down, the pilot observed that the airplane was low and slow, and he increased engine power. The airplane subsequently collided with upsloping terrain short of the runway, and then veered into the airplane that was standing in the run-up area.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper approach path and his delayed corrective actions, which resulted in an undershoot. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction from other aircraft in the area.
Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2010 14:41 | cmlynn | Added |
| 26-Aug-2010 09:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2010 09:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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