Accident Piper PA-28R-180 N3893T, Monday 15 February 1982

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Date:	Monday 15 February 1982
Time:	05:00 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28R-180
Owner/operator:	Beatrice Wilder
Registration:	N3893T
MSN:	28R-30222
Total airframe hrs:	2304 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Hagerstown, MD - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Clinton, MD (W32)
Destination airport:	Clinton, MD (W32)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT MADE AN ERRATIC VISUAL APPROACH AFTER PERFORMING AN ILS APPROACH TO WITHIN 2 MILES OF THE RUNWAY. SHE VARIED HER FLIGHT PATH FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND WAS CORRECTED VERBALLY BY THE MORE EXPERIENCED CO-PILOT. THE FLARE WAS STARTED TOO HIGH AND THE CO-PILOT ADDED POWER TO CUSHION THE LANDING. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY AND TURNED 180 DEGREES BEFORE COLLIDING WITH A SNOWBANK. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FROM A COMBINATION OF SIDE LOADING AND HITTING THE SNOW.

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