- Date
- July 23, 1986, 15:52 local (20:52 UTC)
- Place
- Mobile, AL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2952DPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860723038049A
- Case key
- 7157
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Analysis
The plt received a wx briefing prior to takeoff which forecasted widely scattered thunderstorms. On arrival at destination a thunderstorm was over the arpt. The plt executed an ILS rwy 14 apch. A preceding DC-9 made a missed approach due to tower reported windshear. The plt of the accident acft said he saw intense rain and lightning ahead ahead of him and heard the tower report of windshear. The apch was continued and a strong downdraft was encountered which resulted in collision with the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2952D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7970398
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-EB, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mobile Air Center, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 28, 1986 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- EUF · Eufaula, AL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MOB · Bates Field, runway 14, 8,527 × 150 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
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,560 total · 25 in this make and model · 5,500 as pilot in command · 135 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 18 knots, gusting 26
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.