Piper PA-32R-301T N4313T

Summary

On 11 November 1985 at about 02:49 local time, a Piper PA-32R-301T registered N4313T was involved in an accident near West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 November 1985 at 02:49

Classification

Accident

Location

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Brandywind (N99)

Coordinates

39.9895, -75.6007

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-301T

Registration

N4313T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wilmington → West Chester

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

NYC86LA031

2 people had minor injuries.

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

A PRACTICE VOR APCH WAS MADE TO THE ARPT. AFTERWARDS A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON RWY 27. A G0 AROUND WAS MADE WHEN THE ACFT WAS TOO HIGH ON FINAL. A SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT WAS MADE. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, WHILE ON FINAL THE STUDENT WAS HEADED FOR A TOUCHDOWN POINT JUST BEYOND THE WHITE RWY LIGHTS. THE CFI SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BALL AHEAD OF THE ACFT. A GO AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED JUST AS COLLISION WITH POWER LINES OCCURRED. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RWY AND SLID TO A STOP LEFT OF THE RWY. RWY 27 IS 3012 FT LONG WITH A 65 FT DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE POWER LINES ARE LOCATED ABOUT 150 FT FROM AND ABOUT 10 FT ABOVE RWY 27. THE STUDENT LANDED AT THE ARPT AT NIGHT TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.