Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-108 N4946Z

6 December 1992 · Williamson, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 December 1992 at about 17:50 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N4946Z, operated by Williamson Flying Club, Inc., was involved in an accident near Williamson, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Williamson, New York, United States
Nearest airport
William Sodus (3G7)
Coordinates
43.2408, -77.1503
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-108
Registration
N4946Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Williamson Flying Club, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC93LA037

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH GUSTING WINDS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28, WITH WINDS FROM 230 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 28, THE AIRPLANE LOST ALTITUDE AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK 6 TO 10 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE PITCHED OVER, THE NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP 50 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY WHERE A POST IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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