Piper PA-32R N6945J
30 December 1990 · Mitchellville, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 December 1990 at about 18:10 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N6945J was involved in an accident near Mitchellville, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mitchellville, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.9498, -76.7291
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N6945J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91F: Special Flt Ops.
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Easton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO91LA022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
PILOT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE CLEARANCE ABOVE AN OBSTACLE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT REPORTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE WIND CONDITION, 15 KTS GUST TO 20 KTS, HE USED AN APCH SPEED OF ABOUT 98 TO 102 MPH, INSTEAD OF 87 MPH WHICH HE NORMALLY USES. HE ALSO USED FULL FLAPS. DURING THE APCH THE PLT SIDESLIPPED THE ACFT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE X-WIND. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THERE WAS A 15 TO 20 FT HIGH DIRTBANK SHORT OF THE RWY, AND WHEN HE FLEW OVER IT, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. THE PLT REPORTED THE ACFT ABRUPTLY LOST 30 FT OF ALTITUDE AND AS HE TRIED TO RECOVER, THE R MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE DIRTBANK, SEPARATING THE GEAR FROM THE ACFT. THE ACFT LANDED ON THE RWY AND SLID TO A STOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Ashton, Illinois, United States | Executive Protection Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Watertown, Wisconsin, United States | Wisconsin Aviation Inc | Fatal | 7 |
| 3 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-32R | Island Park, Idaho, United States | Robert E. Jones | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1990 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Great Barrngton, Massachusetts, United States | Air East | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 May 1990 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | Burgess & Niple | Fatal | 6 |
| 8 Apr 1990 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Randal L.briggs | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1990 | Cessna 182J | Frederick, Maryland, United States | Bruce D. Lisle | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1990 | Douglas DC-10 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1990 | Beechcraft 36 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Tri-H Corporation | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-28-200 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Ronald Marien | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1990 | Cessna 150K | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Rose Valley Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1990 | Beechcraft C35 | Forest Hill, Maryland, United States | Chmielewski, Raymond S. | Fatal | 1 |