- Date
- October 26, 1986, 18:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Pleasant, MD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4347XPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11276
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was on the second apch attempt for ILS rwy 23 when the accident occurred- on the first attempt the pilot flew outbound instead of inbound on the localizer course. For the second attempt the pilot was cleared for a full apch for ILS rwy 23; which required a procedure turn. The pilot last position report was inbound on the localizer course. Shortly afterwards, the pilot was cleared to switch over to the airport UNICOM freq. Radar data on the acft shows that the acft reached over the o/m and began to fly toward the west. The acft collided with the ground on a southwest heading about 1 mi east of the o/m. the pilot had instrument flight recency; however hc had no night flight time for at least 2.5 yrs. There was no physical impairment or incapacitation of the pilot disclosed. Examination of the acft did not disclose malfunction. Satisfactory operation of the ILS was confirmed. A pilot who landed at the arpt just before the accident reported clouds ceiling as 650 ft MSL and visibility as 2 mls.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4347X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7535383
- Airframe hours
- 1,288
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edgar J. Barnes, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1986 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- IAG · Niagara Falls, NY
- Destination
- FDK · Frederick, MD
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FDK · Frederick, runway 23, 5,200 × 100 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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 330° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 650 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAD, 35 nm away