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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · New Cumberland, PA · February 17, 1978

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Date
February 17, 1978 · 13:24 local
Place
New Cumberland, PA
Airport
Capital City
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8257N
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total1,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N8257NRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2014 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-25468 · Built 1969Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot on ILS approach disregarded localizer & glide slope indication. Saw an airport, landed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ON ILS APPROACH DISREGARDED LOCALIZER & GLIDE SLOPE INDICATION. SAW AN AIRPORT, LANDED.

Other reports on N8257N · 1

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