- Date
- December 7, 1991, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Piqua, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N55786Piper PA28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911207055129A
- Case key
- 37116
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Probable cause
The pilot allowed the airplane to get too low on short final and struck the terrain short of the runway. Factors in the accident were the proper glide path was not maintained, resulting in the intended touchdown point not being attained.
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 said while on short final that he was fast, the '... Airplane suddenly lost altitude...', and he did not have enough time to add power. The main gear hit the terrain short of the runway and collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55786
- Reported as
- Piper PA28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R7335288
- Airframe hours
- 1,643
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-CIC, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry & Shaaron Revalee
- Registered owner
- Larry & Shaaron Revalee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 9, 1991 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- 3I3 · Terrhaute, IN
- Airport
- I17 · Piqua, runway 26, 4,000 × 75 ft, macadam
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 280 total · 187 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N55786 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.