What happened
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(.19)On may 8, 2001, approximately 1812 pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200 airplane, N47GM, registered to pacific rim aviation LLC of corvallis, Oregon, and being operated by avia aviation services of corvallis on a 14 CFR 91 instructional flight, collided with terrain and was subsequently destroyed by fire during practice single-engine operations at the corvallis airport. The two aircraft occupants, an airline transport pilot-in-command/flight instructor and a student, escaped the aircraft but were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions were reported at corvallis at 1815, and no flight plan was filed for the flight. According to an inspector from the faa's portland (hillsboro), Oregon, flight standards district office (FSDO), who responded to the accident scene and performed an on-site examination of the aircraft wreckage, the aircraft was operating to corvallis runway 27 at the time of the accident. The inspector reported that the impact and wreckage pattern was to the left of runway 27, with an overall impact and wreckage path on a track of approximately 250 degrees magnetic. The inspector reported that the aircraft's right propeller exhibited very little damage. The inspector further reported that he was able to establish good flight control cable continuity during the on-site examination. The 1815 corvallis automated METAR observation reported conditions as: clear skies, visibility 10 miles, temperature 24 degrees c, dewpoint 6 degrees c, winds from 300 degrees true at 11 knots, and altimeter setting 30.16 inches hg. According to the U.S. Government airport/facility directory (a/fd), corvallis runway 27 is a 3,545-foot by 75-foot asphalt runway. The runway threshold is displaced 190 feet, leaving 3,355 feet available for landing. The runway is equipped with a 4-light precision approach path indicator (PAPI) system. The airport elevation is 246 feet above sea level. (-23)SEA01LA087
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON MAY 8, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1812 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-34-200 AIRPLANE, N47GM, REGISTERED TO PACIFIC RIM AVIATION LLC OF CORVALLIS, OREGON, AND BEING OPERATED BY AVIA AVIATION SERVICES OF CORVALLIS ON A 14 CFR 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY FIRE DURING PRACTICE SINGLE-ENGINE OPERATIONS AT THE CORVALLIS AIRPORT. THE TWO AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS, AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT-IN-COMMAND/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT, ESCAPED THE AIRCRAFT BUT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT CORVALLIS AT 1815, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO AN INSPECTOR FROM THE FAA'S PORTLAND (HILLSBORO), OREGON, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO), WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND PERFORMED AN ON-SITE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING TO CORVALLIS RUNWAY 27 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE IMPACT AND WRECKAGE PATTERN WAS TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 27, WITH AN OVERALL IMPACT AND WRECKAGE PATH ON A TRACK OF APPROXIMATELY 250 DEGREES MAGNETIC. THE INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT PROPELLER EXHIBITED VERY LITTLE DAMAGE. THE INSPECTOR FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH GOOD FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY DURING THE ON-SITE EXAMINATION. THE 1815 CORVALLIS AUTOMATED METAR OBSERVATION REPORTED CONDITIONS AS: CLEAR SKIES, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, TEMPERATURE 24 DEGREES C, DEWPOINT 6 DEGREES C, WINDS FROM 300 DEGREES TRUE AT 11 KNOTS, AND ALTIMETER SETTING 30.16 INCHES HG. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY (A/FD), CORVALLIS RUNWAY 27 IS A 3,545-FOOT BY 75-FOOT ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD IS DISPLACED 190 FEET, LEAVING 3,355 FEET AVAILABLE FOR LANDING. THE RUNWAY IS EQUIPPED WITH A 4-LIGHT PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR (PAPI) SYSTEM. THE AIRPORT ELEVATION IS 246 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. (-23)SEA01LA087
NTSB investigation
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