19981020030409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tmpson NAVION A · East Moriches, NY · October 20, 1998

Date
October 20, 1998 · 17:30 local
Place
East Moriches, NY
Airport
Spadaro Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4529K
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD99LA011
Reported as
Tmpson Naviona
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,927 total60 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft landing on runway 36 at 1N2 & impacted runway after pilot reported a sudden downdraft & applied power for go around, but impacted runway with power. (Above from -23) (.4) the certificated flight instructor and student pilot/owner took off with the winds from 330 degrees magnetic at 18 knots. After practicing in the local training area, they flew to another airport 31 miles to the east. After entering the traffic pattern, they noticed the windsock favoring runway 36 and estimated the wind to be 5 knots. During the first attempt at landing, the student pilot was too high and fast, and a go-around was executed. Throughout the go-around and traffic pattern, the student and CFI did not notice any changes in the wind. On descent to the runway, the CFI stated that the '(air)speed needle jumped from 75 to 60 and the airplane started sinking in a pre-stall configuration. Before the student had time to react, I pushed the nose of the airplane down in an attempt to restore enough (air) speed while telling him to add power.' The airplane impacted the runway, collapsing the nose landing gear and came to rest in an upright position off t he right side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT 1N2 & IMPACTED RUNWAY AFTER PILOT REPORTED A SUDDEN DOWNDRAFT & APPLIED POWER FOR GO AROUND, BUT IMPACTED RUNWAY WITH POWER. (ABOVE FROM -23) (.4) THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT/OWNER TOOK OFF WITH THE WINDS FROM 330 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 18 KNOTS. AFTER PRACTICING IN THE LOCAL TRAINING AREA, THEY FLEW TO ANOTHER AIRPORT 31 MILES TO THE EAST. AFTER ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THEY NOTICED THE WINDSOCK FAVORING RUNWAY 36 AND ESTIMATED THE WIND TO BE 5 KNOTS. DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST, AND A GO-AROUND WAS EXECUTED. THROUGHOUT THE GO-AROUND AND TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE STUDENT AND CFI DID NOT NOTICE ANY CHANGES IN THE WIND. ON DESCENT TO THE RUNWAY, THE CFI STATED THAT THE '(AIR)SPEED NEEDLE JUMPED FROM 75 TO 60 AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED SINKING IN A PRE-STALL CONFIGURATION. BEFORE THE STUDENT HAD TIME TO REACT, I PUSHED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE ENOUGH (AIR) SPEED WHILE TELLING HIM TO ADD POWER.' THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION OFF T HE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.