- Date
- November 16, 1992, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dorado, PR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1310MPiper PA-32-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921116056589A
- Case key
- 33209
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Probable cause
Poor in flight planning decision by the pilot in command. Contributing to the accident was the partial blockage of the pitot static system and incorrect airspeed indicator.
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
After takeoff plt observed that the airspeed indicator was indicating low, and that the acft was banking to the rt uncommanded. He landed fast at an arpt 12 NM away, travelled off the end of the rwy, and collided with bushes. Fuel imbalance was not a factor. A mechanic who repaired the acft reported that the pitot static system was partially blocked by contaminants. The rigging of the ailerons and flaps checked satisfactory.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1310M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-8606018
- Airframe hours
- 726
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ganaderos Alvarado, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Ganaderos Alvarado, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 24, 1992
- Departed
- SIG · San Juan, PR
- Destination
- ABO · Arecibo, PR
- Airport
- PR02 · Dorado, runway 9, 3,400 × ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 330 total · 289 in this make and model · 266 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 16,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU, 19 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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