- Date
- June 28, 1992, 19:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Williamsport, MD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N531PJTierra II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920628021899A
- Case key
- 37074
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Probable cause
The pilot's alcoholic impairment of efficiency and judgement resulting in a loss of control of the airplane during a forced landing following a power loss for an undetermined reason.
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 preflighted the amateur built airplane and then taxied it for about 10 min before taking off. About 15 min later, witnesses reported they heard the sound of a rough running engine before the sound of a crash. There were no witnesses who reported they saw the crash. The airplane collided with the ground in a nose down attitude. Examination of the airplane did not disclose evidence of mechanical malfunction. The pilot was not certificated, but had acquired an undetermined amount of flight time in ultralights. Toxicological tests revealed a urine alcohol and blood alcohol level, respectively, of 0.09% and 0.06%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N531PJ
- Reported as
- Tierra II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 622063
- Engine
- Rotax 532, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kevin Green
- Registered owner
- Kevin Green
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
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
- 49
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HGR, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.