ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39667
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 October 1996 |
| Time: | 11:12 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Leila Schott |
| Registration: | N2881W |
| MSN: | 32-7940180 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1290 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brandywine, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Somerville, NJ (N52) |
| Clinton, MD (W32) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was receiving vectors from air traffic control for a visual approach to Hyde Field Airport. The pilot was in instrument meteorological conditions and attempting to acquire visual meteorological conditions to conduct the landing. The last assigned altitude given to the pilot by ATC was 1600 feet, which was the minimum vectoring altitude for that area. The pilot radioed ATC and informed them that he was descending to 1000 feet. ATC did not respond to the pilot's radio call. The airplane descended to 1000 feet, circled 360 degrees and had almost completed a second circle when it was lost off radar. The last recorded altitude was 800 feet, the airplane subsequently descended into the terrain with no warning provided by ATC.
Probable Cause: The pilots failure to maintain his assigned altitude in IFR conditions. A related factor was the failure of the radar controller to prevent the descent of N2881W to an altitude below the minimum vectoring altitude. Additionally, the controller's failure to issue a safety alert after the MSAW issued 4 warnings in the radar room.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97FA001
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 18:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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