NYC67A0109

NTSB accident investigation · Hawker-Sdly DH125 · West Mifflin, PA · February 2, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 2, 1967
Place
West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N77DHawker-Sdly DH125
Status
Completed · report June 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119077

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0050   67/2/2    WEST MIFFLIN,PA     HAWKER-SDLY DH125   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1749                    N77D                PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 49, 18855 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- FIRST THE LEFT THEN THE RT WING TIP STRUCK RNWY.PLT MADE SAFE GO-AROUND.CROSSWIND 60 DEG.,18 KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N77D
Reported as
Hawker-Sdly DH125
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Allegheny County