ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44531
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Thursday 7 April 2005 |
| Time: | 12:19 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Ten Hi Flyers Inc. |
| Registration: | N3015L |
| MSN: | 32R-7985067 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3369 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Broomfield, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Broomfield, CO (BJC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
There were several witnesses who observed the airplane. One witness stated that the airplane appeared to overshoot the runway and turn back. Another witness reported the wings rocking back and forth. The controller cleared the accident airplane to "make short approach runway two niner right cleared to land." The pilot of the accident airplane acknowledged the clearance to land. A review of an airport surveillance video depicted that the airplane impacted the runway in a left wing low attitude. The left main landing gear collapsed followed by the nose and right main landing gear. The airplane departed the right side of the runway, slid sideways on its belly, impacted a runway/taxiway sign, and a postimpact fire ensued, destroying the airplane. At 1225, the automated surface observation system (ASOS), reported, wind, 140 degrees at 7 knots. According to the Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS), Quebec was the current information prior to the accident. The recording reflected the wind as 160 degrees at 7 knots. A Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) system reflected the winds from 110 degrees at 6 knots, with occasional small gusts to 11 knots. During the scan at the time of the accident, a small gust of 11 knots appears over the landing threshold. The winds in the touchdown zone at the time of the accident appear to be around 6 knots. The winds recorded from 1.5 hours prior to the accident varied from 120 degrees to 140 degrees from 3 to 5 knots with gusts to 11 knots. According to the Lidar data and the METAR, the wind varied from a direct tail wind at 6 to 11 knots to a 60 degree quartering tailwind from the left at 7 knots; the tailwind component was calculated to be approximately 4 knots and the crosswind was calculated to be approximately 6 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing factor's included the quartering tailwind, and the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision making.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20050412X00440&key=1
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Dec-2017 08:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation