- Date
- August 15, 1985, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Prestonburg, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9763QSmith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850815041349A
- Case key
- 6864
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that while on short final the aircraft encountered a down draft which caused a sudden loss of altitude resulting in a hard landing. The aircraft tire blew on landing and the aircraft veered off of the side of the runway and was substantially damaged. Witnesses stated that the aircraft contacted the trees on the approach end of the runway and landed short of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9763Q
- Reported as
- Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601P (AEROSTAR 6)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61P0437-163
- Airframe hours
- 2,450
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-S1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Doverspike Bro. Coal Co, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LWB · Lewisburg, WV
- Destination
- 3I6 · Prestonburg, KY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 3I6 · Combs, runway 31, 3,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,353 total · 39 in this make and model · 5,700 as pilot in command · 103 in the last 90 days · 36 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.