ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56873
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| Date: | Sunday 4 January 2009 |
| Time: | 18:05 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5212W |
| MSN: | 28-248 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3569 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Indiana, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Indiana, PA (IDI) |
| Indiana, PA (IDI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and two passengers took off with the intent to fly around the traffic pattern. The automated weather reporting system for the field reported steadily deteriorating conditions from earlier in the day and up to the time of departure, with instrument meteorological conditions prevailing throughout the flight. The pilot was not instrument rated and the airplane was not equipped for instrument flight. The flight continued after twilight into full darkness. The pilot stated that he encountered fog that obscured his view of the runway. After five unsuccessful approaches, the pilot stated that he could see the lights on runway 28, which was mostly behind the airplane. The pilot elected to make one more go around and attempt to land on the runway; the airplane impacted trees 1,200 feet northwest of the runway. The airplane came to rest inverted. The pilot stated that he had no intentions of flying that day due to the weather. He said that he was only to going to refuel the airplane, but one of the passengers convinced him to take the airplane once in the pattern.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to attempt VFR flight in IMC conditions, resulting in a collision with trees during a go-around.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2009 10:06 | harro | Updated |
| 06-Jan-2009 10:17 | harro | Updated |
| 01-Aug-2010 14:48 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2010 14:49 | harro | Updated [[Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 11:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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