- Date
- October 10, 1990, 18:00 local (Oct 11, 1990, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hamilton, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6660WPiper PA28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901010045169A
- Case key
- 41351
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.
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.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Remedial action - inadequateFactor
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Analysis
While on final approach for landing, the airplane encountered a downdraft. The pilot applied power, however, the airplane countinued to sink and struck a tree. The airplane landed short of the runway and collided with a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6660W
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-21280
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brandborg, Daniel M
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Airport
- 6S5 · Ravalli Co., runway 34, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 106 total · 2 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.