- Date
- February 13, 1983, 22:59 local (Feb 14, 1983, 03:59 UTC)
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8278TPiper PA-44-180T
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830213005929A
- Case key
- 11978
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Analysis
During an ILS apch to rwy 22R, apch control asked the plt to keep his speed up as much as practical. At a later inter- view, the plt could not remember details of the apch. He recalled putting the gear down at the outer marker (om) & using the autopilot to maintain his azimuth on the ILS centerline, but manually controlling his speed & rate of descent. He could not recall whether or not he captured the ILS glide slope. He monitored the radio using his headset & asked thepassenger (with previous flt experience) in the right front seat to monitor for no less than 1000 ft MSL & 80 KTS airspeed. Tower personnel reported when he was 1 1/2 mi & 1 mi on final. The plt reported that he suddenly saw the rwy and started down to land. At about that time he saw the red lights at the departure end of the rwy & initiated a go- around. Shortly after that, the acft collided with trees along a fence row, aprx 25 ft AGL. No preimpact malfunction/ failure was found. The pax could not hear the radio, but saw approx 800 ft on the altimeter when the runway was sighted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8278T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-44-180T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 448107024
- Airframe hours
- 265
- Engine
- Lycoming TO-360-E1A6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- L/S Equipment Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 14, 1982 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- MEM · Memphis, TN
- Destination
- IND · Indianapolis, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- IND · Indianapolis, runway 22R, 10,005 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,344 total · 8 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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