Pilot Debrief

Cessna 340 near Port Clinton, OH — 2008-01-12

Final reportCHI08FA061
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Date
2008-01-12
Location
Port Clinton, OH, USA
Airport
PCW
Aircraft
Cessna 340
Registration
N2637Y
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
4

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during the landing approach.

NTSB narrative

During the landing approach, a witness saw the twin-engine airplane slow and stall. The airplane crashed short of the runway, in a residential backyard. An airport manager flew with the pilot 8 days before the accident. The manager reported that during his flight the pilot flew the approach and landing with the aural stall warning horn activated. The manager advised the pilot of the aural warning, however no corrective action was taken by the pilot during that flight. An on-scene investigation revealed no preimpact mechanical anomalies. The pilot had about 12.6 hours of flight time in the accident airplane, of which 7.7 hours were dual instruction. Due to the lack of any mechanical problems with the airplane, the pilot's minimal experience in twin-engine airplanes, and his history of flying the airplane too slow, it is probable that he allowed the airspeed to decay below a safe speed, and inadvertently stalled it.

NTSB coding

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