20061225026009A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Lawrenceville, GA · December 25, 2006

Date: December 25, 2006 · 20:40 local
Place: Lawrenceville, GA
Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N62950
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL07FA030
Reported as: Cessna 414
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3

N62950Registration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Cessna 414S/N 414-0086 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 414 Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft attempted an ILS approach to land at lzu runway 25. Conditions reported to pilot by the lzu tower controller were 100' ceiling with .5 mile visibility. Aircraft missed initial approach and performed go around. On second ILS approach attempt to runway 25, conditions reported to pilot as 100' ceiling and .25 mile visibility. Aircraft contacted 2 trees and then impacted the ground approximately 1100' left of runway 25 and was destroyed. Weather reported at the time of the accident was foggy with light rain. Minimums for lzu runway 25 per Lawrenceville/Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field approach plate SE-4, dated 23 nov 2006 to 18 jan 2007 amdt 1B 06271 are 200' and .5 miles.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED AN ILS APPROACH TO LAND AT LZU RUNWAY 25. CONDITIONS REPORTED TO PILOT BY THE LZU TOWER CONTROLLER WERE 100' CEILING WITH .5 MILE VISIBILITY. AIRCRAFT MISSED INITIAL APPROACH AND PERFORMED GO AROUND. ON SECOND ILS APPROACH ATTEMPT TO RUNWAY 25, CONDITIONS REPORTED TO PILOT AS 100' CEILING AND .25 MILE VISIBILITY. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED 2 TREES AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1100' LEFT OF RUNWAY 25 AND WAS DESTROYED. WEATHER REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FOGGY WITH LIGHT RAIN. MINIMUMS FOR LZU RUNWAY 25 PER LAWRENCEVILLE/GWINNETT COUNTY-BRISCOE FIELD APPROACH PLATE SE-4, DATED 23 NOV 2006 TO 18 JAN 2007 AMDT 1B 06271 ARE 200' AND .5 MILES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL07FA030Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportLawrenceville, GAThe pilot's failure to follow the instrument approach procedure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's descent below the prescribed decision height altitude.Dec 26, 2006 · Substantial damage