ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211974
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| Date: | Saturday 9 June 2018 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-44-180 Seminole |
| Owner/operator: | Atp Usa, Inc. |
| Registration: | N21161 |
| MSN: | 44-7995041 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11424 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming LO-360-E1A6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Ormond Beach Municipal Airport (KOMN), FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Palm Coast, FL (KFIN) |
| Daytona Beach International Airport, FL (DAB/KDAB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor stated that he and the private pilot-receiving instruction, who had the controls, informally checked the weather before departing for the cross-country instructional flight but that they did not obtain an official weather briefing. The flight was operating on an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which included thunderstorms, frequent lightning, and low-level wind shear advisories in effect at the destination airport. A tower controller at the destination airport issued the flight a local instrument clearance and provided wind and supplemental weather information, which included wind from 310° at 14 knots, gusting to 20 knots; a low-level windshear advisory, which included wind from 320° at 15 knots and a 15-knot gain 1 mile from the end of the runway. The controller also advised the pilot that the visibility was probably 1 mile in 'that precipitation" and that there was 'frequent lightning cloud to ground.' During the approach, the airplane began encountering rain, which increased in intensity as the airplane neared the final approach fix (FAF). Shortly after passing the FAF, when the airplane was about 800 ft mean sea level, the controller issued a low-altitude alert. The flight instructor took the controls, added full power, and attempted to climb the airplane; however, it continued descending while about 90 knots throughout the descent and upon impact. The airplane impacted houses and then came to rest inverted in a retention pond.
The flight instructor noted that there were thunderstorms east of the destination airport when the flight began; however, he did not anticipate their potential impact on the flight. While in-flight, both pilots failed to identify the frequent lightning and low-level windshear advisory as a severe weather hazard and continued the approach into an area of thunderstorm activity instead of diverting to an alternate airport.
Probable Cause: The pilots' improper in-flight weather evaluation and decision to continue the approach, which resulted in an encounter with a thunderstorm, a loss of airplane control, and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate preflight weather evaluation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA18LA164
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=21161
Location
Media:
Fla, USA - A Piper PA-44 Seminole plane hit the roof of a Daytona Beach home before crashing into a nearby retention pond Saturday afternoon, city officials said. 2 occupants were injured, instructor and student. https://t.co/76V7REXWKV pic.twitter.com/jQksVEOvsD
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 9 juin 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2018 20:36 | Geno | Added |
| 09-Jun-2018 22:37 | Geno | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2018 22:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2018 07:02 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Damage] |
| 10-Jun-2018 09:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2018 17:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 09-Jul-2022 06:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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