- Date
- December 6, 1992, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Williamson, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4946ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921206049309A
- Case key
- 37273
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to provide adequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor in this accident was the high gusting winds.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
On final approach to runway 28, with winds from 230 degrees at 20 knots, gusting to 28, the airplane lost altitude and struck a snow bank 6 to 10 feet from the approach end of the runway. As the airplane pitched over, the nose strut collapsed, and the airplane slid to a stop 50 feet down the runway where a post impact fire consumed the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4946Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-8542
- Airframe hours
- 5,780
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Williamson Flying Club, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Williamson Flying Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 2, 1992 · 75 hours before
- Airport
- 3G7 · William Sodus, runway 28, 3,370 × 35 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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 498 total · 300 in this make and model · 498 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 20 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ROC, 26 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.