- Date
- June 3, 1983, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lexington, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7571RPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830603022879A
- Case key
- 5918
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed short of the approach end of the intended landing rwy. The weather was VMC. The landing rwy was 26 and the pilot said he realized he was low on the final approach. During the approach the acft was blown off the approach path. Although the pilot added power and re-aligned the acft with the rwy it struck trees and came to rest 300 ft short of the displaced rwy threshold. Post accident examination of the engine disclosed no evidence of pre-impact malfunction the wind was reported to be 13 KTS gusting to 18 KTS from 210 degrees at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7571R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-22137
- Airframe hours
- 3,561
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leevon Mckinney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 14, 1983 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- EXX · Lexington Muni., runway 26, 3,300 × 65 ft, asphalt
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 165 total · 38 in this make and model · 115 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 13 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSO, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.