- Date
- February 15, 1982
- Place
- Hagerstown, MD
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3893TPiper PA-28R-180
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820215003949A
- Case key
- 70936
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot made an erratic visual approach after performing an ILS approach to within 2 miles of the runway. She varied her flight path from side to side and was corrected verbally by the more experienced co-pilot. The flare was started too high and the co-pilot added power to cushion the landing. After landing the aircraft veered sharply and turned 180 degrees before colliding with a snowbank. The landing gear collapsed from a combination of side loading and hitting the snow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3893T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-30222
- Airframe hours
- 2,304
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Beatrice Wilder
- Registered owner
- Tri Service Enterprises
- Departed
- W32 · Clinton, MD
- Destination
- W32 · Clinton, MD
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HGR · Washington Cty. Regional, runway 27, 5,450 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,561 total · 317 in this make and model · 1,269 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 109 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HGR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.