Piper PA-28RT-201 N2962W

Summary

On 17 March 1982 at about 23:10 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered N2962W, operated by Pocono Airlines, was involved in an accident near Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 March 1982 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Coordinates

41.2808, -75.8907

Aircraft

Piper PA-28RT-201

Registration

N2962W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pocono Airlines

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albany → Richland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC82DA057

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS WHILE DESCENDING FROM 5000 TO 4000 FT NEAR HIS DESTINATION. HE WAS CLEARED FOR AN IMMEDIATE ILS APPROACH. HE MAINTAINED 110 KNOTS ON FINAL APPROACH UNTIL INSIDE THE MIDDLE MARKER. AT THAT POINT, HE APPLIED ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN TOWARD THE APPROACH LIGHTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE USED BOTH HANDS TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND THE PLANE OSCILLATED DOWN TOWARD THE RUNWAY. AT ABOUT 90 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED FROM ABOUT 10 TO 15 FT AND LANDED HARD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.