- Date
- February 25, 1984, 10:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place
- Dryden, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6886DCessna 425
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840225006689A
- Case key
- 35319
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Analysis
The plt stated that he was utilizing the autopilot and flt director to execute the ILS appch to rwy 32. The autopilot was tracking the localizer while the pilot controlled the rate of descent along the glideslope with pitch command wheel on the autopilot, using the command bars as a steering reference in addition to the raw data glideslope needle on the HSI. All seemed normal, according to the pilot, until the acft struck trees about 450 feet above arpt elevation two miles short of the rwy and came to rest on the localizer centerline. A zero ft ceiling with an eighth mile vsby existed at the arpt. During the invstgtn, it was determined that the 1000A ifcs will not provide vertical steering commands as operated by the plt, but is driven by the pitch wheel. This is not specifically stated in the POH. The plt had flown extensively with the 800 series ifcs which will provide the expected steering commands. Extensive damage precluded a functional test of the raw data glideslope needle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6886D
- Reported as
- Cessna 425
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 425-0152
- Airframe hours
- 572
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-112, 450 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald J. Moore
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · January 12, 1984 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- ORH · Worcester, MA
- Destination
- ITH · Ithaca, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ITH · Tompkins County, runway 32, 5,801 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,541 total · 401 in this make and model · 3,478 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ITH, 3 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.