Smyth SIDEWINDER N2116B
6 September 1993 · Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 September 1993 at about 15:40 local time, a Smyth SIDEWINDER registered N2116B, operated by John Jewett, was involved in an accident near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Point Pleasant (3I2)
- Coordinates
- 38.8504, -82.1294
- Aircraft
- Smyth SIDEWINDER
- Registration
- N2116B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Jewett
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Minford → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO93LA160
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON A SHORT FINAL APPROACH THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A DEER. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN AND THEN THE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED UP ONTO THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST. A POST IMPACT GROUND FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRPLANE. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 30 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Smyth SIDEWINDER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2019 | Smyth SIDEWINDER | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1993 | Beechcraft B100 | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | Roche Biomedical LAB. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1993 | Cessna 150L | Fairmont, West Virginia, United States | Marvin Franks | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1993 | Cessna 170B | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | Armel Aviation, Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1993 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 | S. Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1993 | Martin STREAK SHADOW | Mannington, West Virginia, United States | Joseph K. Martin | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1993 | Cessna 172M | Valley Point, West Virginia, United States | Carl E. Marsh | No injuries | - |