ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35021
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1989 |
| Time: | 037 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft S35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N6863Q |
| MSN: | D-7478 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6484 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-BB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Russellville, KY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sanford, FL (SFB) |
| St Louis, MO (STL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT LOST control OF THE ACFT AFTER FLYING INTO A LEVEL-3 THUNDERSTORM AT 8000' MSL. RADAR DATA REVEALED THE ACFT WENT INTO A STEEP, DESCENDING, LEFT TURN SHORTLY AFTER TURNING TO EXIT THE STORM. A POST-ACDNT EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE PLT HAD RCVD BOTH PRE-FLT & IN-FLT ADVISORIES ABOUT CONVECTIVE SIGMETS THAT APPLIED TO HIS INTENDED ROUTE OF flight. HIS PRE-FLT WX BRIEFING INDCD THE WX WAS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY THE TIME HE PASSED THRU. DRG THE FLT, THE PLT DID NOT CONTACT FLT SVC & RELIED ON ATC FOR WX INFO. BEFORE ENTERING THE STORM, HE RPRTD TO ATC THAT HE SAW 'QUITE A BIT' OF LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AHEAD. ATC LATER ADVISED HIM OF A BAND OF 'PRETTY THICK' WX AHEAD. THE PLT MADE NO REQUESTS FOR VECTORS AROUND THE WX UNTIL AFTER HE HAD ENTERED THE STORM. CAUSE: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, HIS CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. CONTIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE DARK NIGHT, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF AND HIS AIRCRAFT.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X28236_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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