Piper PA-28-R200 N5030S

Summary

On 1 May 1996 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-R200 registered N5030S was involved in an accident near Forks Township, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 May 1996 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Forks Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Easton (N43)

Coordinates

40.6798, -75.2194

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-R200

Registration

N5030S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC96LA095

2 people were seriously injured.

the flight instructor's misjudgment of distance and altitude, and delay in performing remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certified flight instructor (CFI) and the private pilot, her husband, had flown a previous flight that day and practiced maneuvers at altitude. After a refueling stop, they departed for another training flight. The private pilot performed two practice power off landings from the downwind to runway 18. During a third practice forced landing, with the landing gear extended, the CFI took over the controls. When the airplane developed a high sink rate during the turn to final, the CFI realized that the airplane was low and slow. The CFI stated that she advanced the throttle, but the engine did not respond. The airplane's right wing struck a 25-foot-high pole at the edge of an open field, about 12 feet above the ground and 900 feet from the approach end on the runway. The private pilot stated that during the approach he thought that they were getting 'too slow and too low,' and when full power was applied the engine response 'sounded strange.' Examination of the wreckage revealed no preimpact failure of the airframe or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.