# Accident 20010227003809A: Cvac 30, February 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2001, 17:01 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 44.2795° N, 88.3804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2795&lon=-88.3804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8196Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 30
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010227003809A

## Narrative

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

(-19) ON FEBRUARY 27, 2001, AT 1702 CST, A PIPER PA-30, N8196Y, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO RUNWAY 29 (6,501 FEET BY 150 FEET, CONCRETE). THE AIRCRAFT UNDERSHOR THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHT AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 10 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT AND PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1630. THE PILOT STATED IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED TO PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES. HE SAID THAT ON ONE OF THE APPROACHES, THE GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. HE SAID THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT GET A GEAR DOWN INDICATION. HE SAID THAT HE PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES AND OPENED THE GEAR ACTUATOR PANE, LOCATED IN THE COCKPIT FLOOR, AND THE ACTUATOR APPEARED TO BE IN THE DOWN POSITION. HE SAID THAT HE DECIDED TO LAND, AND WHEN ON FINAL APPROACH, HE THROTTLED THE ENGINES BACK AND PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROLS TO THE LEAN POSITION. HE SAID THAT THE    RESULTING DESCENT RATE WAS STEEPER THAN HE EXPECTED AND HE IMPACTED THE FORUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA096), Feb 27, 2001: Piper PA-30 (N8196Y), Appleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The misjudged glidepath and the intentional engine shutdown by the pilot. Factors were the false indication of the landing gear down light and the approach light.

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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