- Date
- August 3, 1988, 21:00 local (Aug 4, 1988, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Harrisonburg, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1665APiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880803029979A
- Case key
- 11428
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Analysis
The plt encountered clouds during a night VFR flight. He decided to make a precautionary lndg on what he thought was a lighted farm landing strip. However, he later learned the strip was actually a row of lighted turkey barns. According to the plt, as he made the apch he saw a power line in his path so he tried to do a go-around. However, according to the plt he did not compensate with adequate power and the acft stalled. The acft descended and struck a hill about 250 ft short of the initially selected landing area. The plt did not report any malfunctions of the equipment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1665A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-422
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- O. Eugene Lejeune
- Registered owner
- O. Eugene Lejeune
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 12G · Shelby, OH
- Destination
- W93 · Orange, VA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 957 total · 927 in this make and model · 900 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHO, 28 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.
Other investigations on N1665A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.