
Détails:
After crossing the MONDI intersection inbound for an ILS runway 05 approach, the captain felt that a proper descent was not possible due to a strong tailwind and their present altitude. They turned and proceeded outbound to loose altitude. The crew then established themselves again on the inbound course at an airspeed of approximately 120 knots. Around 300 feet the plane descended rapidly, crashed onto the surface of a frozen cove, slid onto marshy terrain and stopped about 500 feet short of the runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
weather condition .. windshear
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition .. low ceiling
weather condition .. fog
weather condition .. turbulence in clouds
weather condition .. Downdraft
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | lundi 1 février 1982 |
| Heure: | 00:45 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Beechcraft 99 Airliner |
| Compagnie: | Pilgrim Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | N451C |
| Numéro de série: | U- 66 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1969 |
| Heures de vol: | 19188 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 5 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 7 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Groton, CT ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | New Haven-Tweed Airport, CT (HVN/KHVN), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Groton-New London Airport, CT (GON/KGON), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
After crossing the MONDI intersection inbound for an ILS runway 05 approach, the captain felt that a proper descent was not possible due to a strong tailwind and their present altitude. They turned and proceeded outbound to loose altitude. The crew then established themselves again on the inbound course at an airspeed of approximately 120 knots. Around 300 feet the plane descended rapidly, crashed onto the surface of a frozen cove, slid onto marshy terrain and stopped about 500 feet short of the runway.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
weather condition .. windshear
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition .. low ceiling
weather condition .. fog
weather condition .. turbulence in clouds
weather condition .. Downdraft
Accident investigation:

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Sources:
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre New Haven-Tweed Airport, CT et Groton-New London Airport, CT est de 70 km (44 miles).
La distance entre New Haven-Tweed Airport, CT et Groton-New London Airport, CT est de 70 km (44 miles).
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