ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38853
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Date: | Friday 24 February 1995 |
Time: | 17:50 |
Type: | Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B |
Owner/operator: | S.C.N. Inc |
Registration: | N7972Y |
MSN: | 30-1071 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4860 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Macon County Airport, Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, FL (SRQ/KSRQ) |
Destination airport: | Macon County Airport in Franklin, North Carolina (1A5) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:On February 24, 1995, at 17:50 EST (Eastern Standard Time), a Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B, N7972Y, collided with the ground, after the pilot lost control of the airplane while attempting a landing at the Macon County Airport in Franklin, North Carolina. The personal flight operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post-impact fire. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The exact departure time and location of the flight from Florida were not determined.
After departing the Sarasota, Florida area, no recorded radio contact was reported with N7972Y. Airport personnel at Macon County Airport reported that the pilot radioed for landing advisories, and was advised to land on runway 7. Moments later N7972Y was seen east of the airport on what was believed to have been a final approach to runway 25.
As the airplane approached the runway, the pilot terminated the final approach 150 feet above the ground, and flew parallel to the runway. The pilot continued the parallel heading until he was beyond the departure end of runway 25.
When the airplane was beyond the departure end of runway 25, the pilot entered a steep left descending turn, and the airplane collided with the ground. Witnesses reported that the pilot never established a go-around climb attitude, and did not retract the landing gear before entering the steep turn.
The accident site examination revealed that, the airplane impacted the ground 250 feet right of the extended centerline and 700 feet from the end of runway 07. Debris from the left wing tip was found at the first impact point west of the main wreckage. Aircraft wreckage debris was scattered over an area 90 feet long and 40 feet wide. The post-impact fire destroyed the center section of the airframe and the empennage. Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) data was not recovered. Fire damage extended outboard from the wing roots of both wings to about mid- span. Portions of the flight control surfaces were also fire damaged. Propeller blades from both engines sustained impact damage along the leading edges. Despite the extensive fire damage, the examination of the wreckage failed to reveal a mechanical malfunction or system failure.
Registration N7972Y cancelled by the FAA on March 28, 1997 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ATL95FA054 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001207X02923&ntsbno=ATL95FA054&akey=1 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7972Y 3.
http://planecrashmap.com/plane/nc/N7972Y/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
27-Feb-2016 18:25 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
07-Apr-2017 17:15 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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