- Date
- February 16, 1984, 18:50 local (Feb 17, 1984, 00:50 UTC)
- Place
- Brownsville, TX
- Injuries
- 6 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7415LPiper PA-31
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840216006229A
- Case key
- 21261
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was maneuvering for an ILS approach when he collided with the ground. He said he was distracted by the swinging CDI and was below the glide slope. He said he started to add power for a missed approach and the acft impacted the ground. A passenger said he did not notice any change in engine sounds during the approach. The plt stated that he should have started his missed approach sooner.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7415L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-799
- Airframe hours
- 4,000
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-A1A, 400 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Billy R. Kilgo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1983
- Departed
- ADS · Dallas, TX
- Destination
- BRO · Brownsville, TX
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- BRO · Brownsville Int'L, runway 13R, 7,400 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,376 total · 9,370 in this make and model · 9,370 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Observed at
- BRO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.