Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-22-135 near Greensburg, IN — 2017-04-07

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Date
2017-04-07
Location
Greensburg, IN, USA
Airport
I34
Aircraft
PIPER PA-22-135
Registration
N2389A
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control during landing, which resulted in an impact with terrain.

NTSB narrative

The private pilot was approaching the airport to land during a cross-country flight. During the landing approach, the pilot noticed that the airplane would bank to the left at low speeds but that the bank resolved at higher airspeeds. As the airplane slowed on final approach, it banked left and subsequently impacted a field left of the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane flight control system confirmed flight control continuity, and no anomalies were noted that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have aborted landing when the airplane began to bank left.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 3 docket documents
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Docket documents3

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