ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66410
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 2009 |
| Time: | 21:51 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-160 Cherokee 160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5519W |
| MSN: | 28-603 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4879 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport (KLUK), Cincinnati, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lebanon, OH (I68) |
| Lunken, OH (LUK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he intended to “simply enjoy several hours” of night flying and to return to the departure airport. During the flight he noticed that the aircraft compass and directional gyro indications did not match. He was not familiar with the new GPS in the airplane and he was not able to get navigational information from it. The pilot became disoriented and did not recognize any familiar landmarks. It had become very dark. He saw a rotating airport beacon so he decided to land at that airport. As he was turning from downwind to base, the airplane hit the trees paralleling the runway. Witnesses reported that they heard the airplane approaching and saw the airplane in level flight for about 3–5 seconds at tree-top level, and then the airplane impacted the trees. Postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed no preimpact anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of situational awareness during the approach to an unfamiliar airport at night and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane's navigational equipment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2009 07:42 | slowkid | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 15:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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