- Date
- April 27, 1982, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- New Castle, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N31EHPiper 601P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820427012019A
- Case key
- 71969
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Analysis
A witness who observed the accident stated that he saw N31EH on a very close right base at 150-200 ft above the ground. The aircraft was moving at a rapid rate of speed and was in a very steep right turn. As the aircraft got closer to the runway it became apparent that the radius of its steep turn would take it left of the runway so the pilot appeared to steepen his bank which resulted in the right wing tip contacting the runway surface.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31EH
- Reported as
- Piper 601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61-0360-112
- Airframe hours
- 2,036
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-S1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- Industrial Electric Heating
- Registered owner
- Bancohio National Bank
- Departed
- OSU · Columbus, OH
- Destination
- UCP · New Castle
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- UCP · New Castle Municipal, runway 5, 4,010 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 6,421 total · 1,060 in this make and model · 6,283 as pilot in command · 64 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 100 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YNG, 18 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.