- Date
- August 31, 1989, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wolfeboro, NH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21353Piper PA-32RT-300T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890831033089A
- Case key
- 36473
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Probable cause
Inadequate compensation for wind conditions by the owner/pilot-in-command (PIC), his failue to maintain proper altitude on the approach, and failure of the other pilot (owner's instructor pilot) to take remedial action. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse wind conditions and trees near the approach end of the runway.
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
During an apch to land on rwy 30, the owner/pic initiated a short field landing. The wind was reported to be from 300 deg at 15 gusting 25 KTS. According to the owner, the aircraft encountered wind shear on final apch & started to settle. Power was added, but the aircraft continued to descend. Subsequently, it rolled to the left as the left wing hit tree tops, then it nosed over & impacted the ground. The owner's instructor pilot (CFI) was aboard, but the owner was considered to be the PIC on this flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21353
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300T (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7887201
- Airframe hours
- 1,465
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Christian Chandler
- Registered owner
- Brian M Murphy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 26, 1989 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- LC1 · Laconia, NH
- Destination
- 8B8
- Airport
- 8B8 · Lakes Region, runway 30, 2,030 × 50 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 141 total · 13 in this make and model · 53 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.