# Accident 19920306005299A: Piper PA23250, Richmond, VA, March 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1992, 17:57 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5101° N, 77.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5101&lon=-77.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100LC-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 120 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920306005299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BEGAN MISSED APPROACH DUE WEATHER. SAW RUNWAY,ROLLED TO TRY VISUAL. TOO LOW, WING STRUCK TREES. FAILED ADHERE TO DH

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO92FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA032), Mar 6, 1992: Piper PA-23-250 (N100LC), Sandston, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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