Piper PA-60-602P N602PC
12 April 1995 · Danbury, Connecticut, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 April 1995 at about 17:27 local time, a Piper PA-60-602P registered N602PC was involved in an accident near Danbury, Connecticut, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously 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 17:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Danbury, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Danbury Municipal (DXR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60-602P
- Registration
- N602PC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Washington → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC95LA087
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND (ABORTED LANDING) AND FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE FLAPS WERE PROPERLY RESET FOR THE GO-AROUND. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACHIEVE THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING, THE WET RUNWAY CONDITION, AND THE PROXIMITY OF TREE(S) TO THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER MAKING A LOCALIZER RUNWAY 8 APPROACH, THE PILOT LANDED OVER HALFWAY DOWN THE 4422' WET RUNWAY. HE THEN DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING, ADDED POWER, AND WHEN AIRBORNE, RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. HE SAID HE ASKED THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NON-RATED) PASSENGER TO RESET THE FLAPS (TO 20 DEGREES). THE PILOT SAW TREES AHEAD, AND REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT GOING TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLES, THOUGH FULL POWER WAS APPLIED. JUST BEFORE IMPACT, HE PULLED BACK ON THE ELEVATOR CONTROL TO SOFTEN THE IMPACT, RATHER THAN HITTING THE TREES NOSE FIRST. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE WING FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-60-601A | Fulshear, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1995 | Piper PA-60-601P | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Ronald R. Roderick | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1995 | Piper PA-60 | Linden, Tennessee, United States | Grand Aire Express | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1994 | Piper PA-60-600 | Colonie, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Feb 1996 | Piper PA-60-601P | Atlantic Ocean | Roger Dunbar | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-60-602P | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1995 | Cessna 172RG | Chester, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1995 | Piper PA-28-161 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | Meridan Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1995 | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | East Granby, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1995 | Cessna 172M | Bridgewater, Connecticut, United States | North American Aviation Inc., | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-12 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1995 | Mooney 20E | Burlington, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |