Piper PA-28-140 N33146

Summary

On 1 November 1992 at about 19:10 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N33146, operated by Rainbow Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Woodstown, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

1 November 1992 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodstown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Layton Airfield (NONE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N33146

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rainbow Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Millville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC93LA034

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH AND DELAYED DECISION TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN A TOUCHDOWN TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH A DITCH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON THE GRASS AIRFIELD. HE SAID THERE WERE 'HIGH POWER LINES' ON THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT HE OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. HE SAID THERE WAS 'NOT ENOUGH SPEED' TO GET AIRBORNE, AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A DITCH AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT HAD 1.7 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME IN THE LAST 90 DAYS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.