ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37367
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| Date: | Sunday 8 December 1991 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Neil S. Brown |
| Registration: | N36506 |
| MSN: | 34-7870339 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 742 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL LTSI0-360-EB1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pine Valley, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Diego, CA (KSEE) |
| Mesa, AZ (KFFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, DURING THE INITIAL PORTION OF HIS DAYTIME CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT HE PLANNED TO FLY BENEATH THE BASE OF THE TERMINAL CONTROL AREA (TCA). AFTER CLEARING THE TCA'S LATERAL BOUNDARY, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND INITIATED A CLIMB FROM HIS 4700 FOOT CRUISE ALTITUDE TO 7500 FEET MSL. UPON REACHING 5300 FEET MSL, A STRONG DOWNDRAFT WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE AIRPLANE LOST ALTITUDE AND COLLIDED WITH A 4800 FOOT MSL HILL.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MONITOR THE PROPER ALTITUDE OVER OBSERABLE RISING TERRAIN. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S ENCOUNTER WITH A STRONG DOWNDRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX92LA057
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] |
| 11-Apr-2024 11:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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