- Date
- October 26, 1985, 07:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lee Center, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4499HPiper PA-15
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851026054129A
- Case key
- 30254
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft experienced a loss of control during an apch to the plt's pvt airstrip. After a pleasure flt of one-half hour, with no reported problems the acft returned to the arpt. On about a one-half mile final, the acft entered a steep left turn at about a 60 degree bank. The plt tried to correct with full right aileron and right rudder. Reducing the bank angle to about 15 degrees. The plt elected to land on a road. The left wing collided with a guard rail, spinning the acft into a ditch. The plt reported, after the accident, that the right lower tail brace wire attach fitting, Piper p/n 10075-04, had failed. He also reported a pre-existing crack was found in the fitting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4499H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-15
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15-290
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-145-B2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Wilczak, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 1984
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 700 in this make and model · 75 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.