- Date
- August 2, 1990, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mt Pocono, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6177JPiper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900802029599A
- Case key
- 36704
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Probable cause
A hard landing after the pilot perceived an engine problem. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot to control his airspeed and flare during the emergency landing.
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 pilot reported an engine problem and stalled the airplane after takeoff. He then tried to return for a landing downwind. He touched down long, fast, and hard. The pilot and passengers confirmed the airplane accelerated on the ground. The pilot steered the airplane off the runway into trees where a wing tank was ruptured. The occupants evacuated the airplane and a post crash fire destroyed the airplane. Post crash examination by the FAA failed to find any evidence of a pre existing mechanical failure or malfunction. They also said they could find no mechanical explanation for the acceleration reported by the occupants.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6177J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7615322
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- N.E. Pa. Data Search, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 3, 1989 · 770 hours before
- Airport
- MPO · Mt. Pocono Muni., runway 13, 2,600 × 60 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 130 total · 108 in this make and model · 70 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.