Thompson David CHALLENGER N10232

Summary

On 5 July 2009 at about 21:55 local time, a Thompson David CHALLENGER registered N10232, operated by James Parker, was involved in an accident near Waymart, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 July 2009 at 21:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Waymart, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Private Field (NONE)

Coordinates

41.6444, -75.3631

Aircraft

Thompson David CHALLENGER

Registration

N10232

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James Parker

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waymart → Waymart

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA381

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during approach to land resulting in a stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed from a private field and flew in the local area for approximately one hour. As he returned to the field for landing, he flew "right above stall speed" on final approach. The pilot reported that he "neglected to monitor [the airplane's] airspeed" and the airplane stalled during the landing flare. The airplane then dropped suddenly and impacted the ground just prior to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its fuselage, and no mechanical anomalies were identified.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.