- Date
- September 23, 1988, 05:58 local (12:58 UTC)
- Place
- Eugene, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N234KPiper PA-31T-620
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880923040099A
- Case key
- 40891
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt had IFR clrnc and was on ILS approach in VMC above thin fog layer at night. Plt had visual contact with runway environment but collided with 10 foot tall ILS middle marker antenna/building 1/2 mile from runway threshold, separating left main lndg gear and damaging left horizontal stab. The plt diverted to a VFR field and landed. Radar showed acft at 400 ft MSL when 3/4 mile from threshold. Field elev is 365 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N234K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31T-620
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2620017
- Airframe hours
- 6,000
- Engine
- P&W PT6-28, 620 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Santiam Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Santiam Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 10, 1988 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- S12 · Albany, OR
- Destination
- EUG · Eugene, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- EUG · Mahlon Sweet, runway 16, 6,202 × 150 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
- 46
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 16,000 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 20° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EUG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.