# Accident 20140311005599A: Waters Peter T AVID BANDIT, Washington, PA, March 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2014, 14:10 local time
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1361° N, 80.2806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1361&lon=-80.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62PT-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waters Peter T AVID BANDIT (registry code 056044L, https://openairdocs.org/model/waters-peter-t-avid-bandit) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WATERS PETER T AVID BANDIT
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140311005599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N62PT WAS ON THE APPROACH TO LANDING FOR RUNWAY 27 AT AFJ WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE AVID BANDIT AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS LEFT (SOUTH) OF RUNWAY 27 AT WASHINGTON COUNTY AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INCHES FROM THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE, BUT DID NOT CONTACT THE FENCE.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 090.  EYEWITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY ATTAIN AN ATTITUDE OF THE WINGS PERPENDICULAR TO THE GROUND (LEFT WING STRAIGHT DOWN, RIGHT WING STRAIGHT UP) AND SAW THE AIRCRAFT GO OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  WINDS WERE 220 @ 7, GUSTING TO 17 KTS.

## 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 ERA14FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA153), Mar 11, 2014: Waters Peter T Avid Bandit (N62PT), Washington, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of aircraft control in gusty and turbulent wind conditions.

## Other reports on N62PT (1)

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

- [Accident 20010818026479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010818026479A), Aug 18, 2001: Amtr AVIDBANDIT (N62PT), Northville, MI, No damage. (-23) The acft tookoff with approx 14 gals of fuel (estimated 8 gals on the LH and 6 gals on the RH wing tanks). After flying for approx 25 min, the pilot…

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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