40.1376° N, 75.2651° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WINGS FLD (LOM), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 23, 1981 · 19:10 local
Place
Blue Bell, PA
Airport
Wings
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WAWA
Aircraft
N420WA
Reported as
Bnorm BN2AMK3
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4C5
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total70 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left engine problem in pattern. Landed on crosswind runway. Hydroplaned. Ran off end into mud. Broken impeller gear
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE PROBLEM IN PATTERN. LANDED ON CROSSWIND RUNWAY. HYDROPLANED. RAN OFF END INTO MUD. BROKEN IMPELLER GEAR