ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40032
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| Date: | Friday 16 September 1988 |
| Time: | 18:32 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N604MM |
| MSN: | 24-1142 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Springville, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Camarillo, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE AIRPORT WAS LOCATED IN A VALLEY SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN; THE HIGHEST MTN PEAKS WERE LOCATED TO THE EAST & WEST OF THE NORTH/SOUTH (36/18) RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE airport FROM THE SOUTH AND THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY 36 AS WAS CUSTOMARY TO INSURE THAT NO LIVESTOCK WERE ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER COMPLETING THE LOW PASS, THE PLT CLIMBED STRAIGHT AHEAD BEYOND THE RISING TERRAIN, THEN ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC. GROUND WITNESSES REPORTEDTHAT THE AIRPLANE MADE ANOTHER LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY. AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A SHARP CLIMBING TURN, BUT AFTER ABOUT 90 DEG OF TURN, IT CRASHED ON RISING TERRAIN, ABOUT 1/4 MI NORTHWEST FROM THE CENTER OF THE AIRPORT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A STEEP NOSEDOWN ATTITUDE. NO PREEXISTING MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND. CAUSE: PILOT USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN EXECUTING THE SECOND LOW PASS AND FAILED TO FOLLOW NORMAL V.F.R. GO-AROUND PROCEDURES. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING THE RAPID PITCH-UP MANEUVER.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26852
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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