- Date
- August 27, 1986, 00:15 local (04:15 UTC)
- Place
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4571QPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30202
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Upon lnding the pilot was unable to maintain directional control. He then aborted the lnding and attempted a go around. During this maneuver the acft struck a marsh area aprpox .5 miles from the arpt. The plt and one passenger received fatal injuries, one pax was seriously injured. Examination of the acft and eng did not reveal any malfunctions. The twr controller rptd winds out of 200 degrees at 10 to 14 KTS at the time he closed abt 15 min prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4571Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7725238
- Airframe hours
- 2,826
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320 E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91 subpart F
- Registered owner
- Leona May Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 3, 1986
- Departed
- MTN · Baltimore, MD
- Destination
- AIY · Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport
- A1Y · Bader, runway 11, 2,950 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 116 total · 45 in this make and model · 58 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- AIY, 1 nm away