ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39889
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| Date: | Thursday 25 November 1982 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Sunrise Aviation Enterprises |
| Registration: | N8249K |
| MSN: | 28-8216181 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 201 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Man, WV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Batavia, OH |
| Taplin, WV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT LANDED ABOUT 2100 FT DOWN THE 2750 FT, TURF RUNWAY, ROLLED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET, THEN ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 4 OR 5 FT IN THE AIR, IT HIT SOME TREES WHILE HEADING INTO A RIVER BASIN NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING HIT A SUSPENSION FOOT BRIDGE AS THE PLANE CROSSED UNDER THE BRIDGE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CRASHED INTO THE RIVER BANK. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE WIND FAVORED RUNWAY 32. ANOTHER WITNESS WAS IN AN AIRCRAFT GETTING READY TO DEPART ON RUNWAY 32 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04319
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] |
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