Piper PA-28-180 N444TD

Summary

On 25 January 1993 at about 22:54 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N444TD, operated by Midwest Executive Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Wichita, Kansas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 January 1993 at 22:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Col. James Jabara (3KM)

Coordinates

37.7692, -97.3606

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N444TD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Midwest Executive Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Olathe → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI93FA075

3 people died.

AN IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE PERFORMED A GO AROUND MANEUVER JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. SHORTLY AFTER INITIATING THE GO AROUND THE AIRPLANE PERFORMED WHAT WITNESSES DESCRIBED AS, ABRUPT, STEEP TURNS TO THE CROSSWIND AND DOWNWIND LEGS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND ON THE DOWNWIND LEG WHEN IT 'WOBBLED' DURING AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN TO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN'S BASE LEG. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OVER AND PERFORMED A ONE TURN SPIN BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.