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FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Willimantic, CT · April 22, 2007

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Date
April 22, 2007 · 15:43 local
Place
Willimantic, CT
Airport
Windham
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5651Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07FA100
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,827 total3,827 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days
N5651YRegistration cancelled Nov 30, 2009 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-2767 · Built 1964Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft N5651Y, a PA-23-250, serial number 27-2767 was on approach to land on runway 27 at windam airport (ijd). At about 5 feet above the runway the pilot initiated a missed approach and go around. The aircraft pitched up at high rate and banked to the left. The aircraft had full flaps and landing gear down throughout the missed approach. At the top of the left hand turn (about 800 feet) the left wing dipped. It continued to dip and the aircraft pitched down and became inverted. The aircraft impacted the ground slightly inverted and nose first.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT N5651Y, A PA-23-250, SERIAL NUMBER 27-2767 WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT WINDAM AIRPORT (IJD). AT ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE PILOT INITIATED A MISSED APPROACH AND GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AT HIGH RATE AND BANKED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FULL FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR DOWN THROUGHOUT THE MISSED APPROACH. AT THE TOP OF THE LEFT HAND TURN (ABOUT 800 FEET) THE LEFT WING DIPPED. IT CONTINUED TO DIP AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND BECAME INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SLIGHTLY INVERTED AND NOSE FIRST.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC07FA100Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportWindham, CTThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around.Apr 22, 2007 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5651Y · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19920613028889ILevel Off Touchdown · Shirley, NYPilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.Jun 13, 1992 · Minor damage