ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70475
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| Date: | Saturday 13 July 1985 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Grob G109B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N44GF |
| MSN: | 6344 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 30 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pittstown, New Jersey -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Pittstown, New Jersey | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 08 WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER IT WAS LONG. ALTHOUGH THE APPROACH WAS NOT TOO LONG TO LAND, THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER REALIZING THAT CLEARING THE TREES WOULD BE CLOSE. ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 10 FEET WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD A CLEARER AREA. THIS ALTITUDE WAS BELOW THE TREE TOPS AHEAD. THE INSTRUCTOR RESET THE PROPELLER TO CLIMB PITCH IN CASE IT MAY HAVE GONE INTO CRUISE PITCH DURING THE GO AROUND. THEINSTRUCTOR CONTINUE1D THE GO AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES WHEN IT COULD NO LONGER CLIMB ABOVE THE RISING TERRAIN.
The National Transportation Safe11ty Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
POOR..PILOT IN COMMAND(CFI)
CLEARANCE..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND(CFI)
STALL/MUSH..NOT CORRECTED..PILOT IN COMMAND(CFI)
SUPERVISION..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND(CFI)
Contributing Factors:
OBJECT..TREE(S)
TERRAIN CONDITION..RISING
US registration N44GF Cancelled Feb. 1986.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC85LA171 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X37260&key=1&queryId=1694592d-1d02-457c-9b83-2d1f5e25e0c9&pgno=2&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=44GF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2009 00:18 | DColclasure | Added |
| 23-Sep-2011 03:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Nature, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 29-Sep-2011 02:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Plane category, ] |
| 10-Aug-2016 12:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2016 12:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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