- Date
- September 15, 1984, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Culebra, PR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2225YPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840915048459A
- Case key
- 31015
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Aircraft performance,climb capability - exceededFactor
Wrong runway - selectedCause
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Go-around - delayedCause
Judgment - poorCause
Analysis
The plt was advised by other plts that a missed approach was not possible at this arpt on rwy 31. All other plts in the group landed on rwy 13. The accident plt elected 31 until he was on final with a tailwind and then started a go-around. The rising terrain trapped the acft which stalled into a hillside.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2225Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287916365
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Damaso Cruz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 25, 1983 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- VQS · Vieques, PR
- Airport
- CPX · Culebra, runway 31, 2,645 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 300 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,400 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU, 46 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.