- Date
- September 4, 1987, 21:30 local (Sep 5, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Harrisburg, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3023MPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30730
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft engine lost power while descending for a landing. The plt stated that when he advanced the throttle the engine quit completely. During lndg alongside a turnpike, the nose wheel collapsed and the prop was damaged. Investigation revealed that the temperature and dew point at the time of the accd were conducive to carb ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3023M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7890285
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lexington Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Lexington, KY
- Destination
- Groton, CT
- Airport
- CXY · Capital City, runway 8, 4,970 × 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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 107 total · 17 in this make and model · 56 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
Other investigations on N3023M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.