- Date
- March 10, 1992, 11:52 local (16:52 UTC)
- Place
- Lima, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4321LPiper 46-310P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920310005729A
- Case key
- 11769
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Probable cause
The pilot failure to maintian adequate airspeed during final approach which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was ice on the wings.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was on final approach to runway 27 when the aircraft stalled and landed hard 300 feet short of the runway and slid to a stop. According to the pilot, he attempted 3 instrument approaches, but two of the three, a VOR and an ILS were unsuccessful. The pilot attributed this to ice accumulation on the antennae, which affected the reception of the navigational signal and caused his radios to operate erroneously. Also, he stated that during the unsuccessful approaches, the wing accumulated 1/2 inch of ice on the leading edge. On final approach with the gear extended, flaps 10 degrees, and the aircraft at 110 knots slowing to 100 knots, the aircraft stalled 150 feet above the ground. The pilot stated that he tried to recover by applying full power, but the aircraft landed hard and slid to a stop. The pilot stated that there was no mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4321L
- Reported as
- Piper 46-310P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 468408007
- Airframe hours
- 2,516
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-BE, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles Hampton'S A-1 Signsinc
- Registered owner
- Charles Hampton'S A-1 Signsinc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 26, 1991 · 276 hours before
- Departed
- M02 · Dickson, TN
- Destination
- AOH · Lima, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AOH · Lima Allen Co., runway 27, 5,149 × 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,312 total · 1,640 in this make and model · 23,255 as pilot in command · 68 in the last 90 days · 27 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 19 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FDV, 19 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.