Piper PA-44-180 N36737
5 April 1982 · McSherrystown, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1982 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-44-180 registered N36737, operated by FOX Enterprises, was involved in an accident near McSherrystown, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McSherrystown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hanover (HVV)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180
- Registration
- N36737
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- FOX Enterprises
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Harrisburg → McSherrystown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- NYC82FGT11
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE ARRIVED AT NIGHT, THERE WERE SNOW SHOWERS AT THE AIRPORT. WHILE TURNING FINAL, HE TURNEDHIS LANDING LIGHTS ON. HOWEVER, HE REPORTED THAT HE COULD SEE BETTER WITH THE LANDING LIGHTS OFF, SO HE TURNED THEM OFF. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE GRASS RUNWAY, HE ELECTED TO SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO TAXI BACK DOWN THE RUNWAY TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE MOVED OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TOWARD A DITCH THAT PROTRUDED 26 FT INSIDE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE DITCH WAS LOCATED ABOUT 1654 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE A STREAM CROSSED THROUGH A CULVERT, UNDER THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE INDICATIONS THAT THE DITCH HAD ERRODED INSIDE THERUNWAY LIGHTS AFTER THE AIRPORT WAS CERTIFIED. SIX YELLOW HALVES OF 55 GALLON DRUMS WERE USED TO MARK THE OBSTRUCTION, BUT THEY WERE NOT LIGHTED. AS THE PILOT WAS SLOWING NEAR THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSEWHEEL DROPPED INTO THE DITCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-44 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-44-180 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | Embry-Riddle Aeronalitiene UNI | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-44-180 | McCutchanville, Indiana, United States | Brack, Frank & Associates | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-44 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1982 | Piper PA-44-180 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Venture Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-44-180 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Skyscenes, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-44-180T | Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States | Suffolk Co. Aircraft Co. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | Pittsburg Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1982 | Wayne Ison PDQ-II | Mars, Pennsylvania, United States | C.k. Fahler | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1982 | Cessna 182Q | Sidman, Pennsylvania, United States | Seven Springs Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States | Bernard Rottschaefer | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-28-180 | Buckingham, Pennsylvania, United States | Cornell Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1982 | Thorp T-18 | Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Duane Simm | Minor injuries | - |