- Date
- March 6, 1993, 20:00 local (Mar 7, 1993, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Springboro, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2868YPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930306004589A
- Case key
- 11915
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Probable cause
The pilot misjudged his distance, and altitude on final approach, and failed to attain the proper touchdown point.
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 reported that on short final approach to runway 20, the power was set to 1400 RPM, and his airspeed was 65 knots. He said that the airplane performed well; however, his vertical alignment was 'too low,' and the airplane's wheel fairings struck the light stanchions that stuck up approximately 2 feet. The FAA reported that the pilot touched down short of the runway, and collided with the runway approach lights.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2868Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7990511
- Airframe hours
- 5,647
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dayton Pilot'S Club
- Registered owner
- Dayton Pilot'S Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 12, 1992 · 200 hours before
- Departed
- LUK · Cincinnati, OH
- Destination
- MGY · Dayton, OH
- Airport
- MGY · Dayton General Arpt South, runway 2, 4,981 × 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 365 total · 265 in this make and model · 320 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.