Piper PA23-250 N9190W
29 October 1998 · West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 October 1998 at about 15:25 local time, a Piper PA23-250 registered N9190W, operated by Leonard C. Redmond III, was involved in an accident near West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brandywine Airport (N99)
- Coordinates
- 39.9909, -75.5994
- Aircraft
- Piper PA23-250
- Registration
- N9190W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Leonard C. Redmond III
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Baltimore → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC99LA020
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain the proper airspeed during the landing, and failure to perform a go-around. A factor in the accident was the crosswind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was on approach to a 3,007 foot long, asphalt runway. The pilot entered a left downwind for runway 9 and noticed the wind sock indicated a strong wind from 360 degrees. According to the pilot, the airplane touched down near the end of the first third of the runway. He noticed the airplane's ground speed was high and when he looked at the windsock, it indicated that the wind was from 270 degrees. The airplane continued down the runway, and pilot was unable to stop airplane before it went off the end of the runway, down an embankment, and across a road. The airport manager stated the airplane looked 'fast' when it was at the halfway point of the runway. Winds reported at an airport about 17 miles southeast of the accident site were from 350 degrees at 21 knots with 26 knot gusts. According to the airport manager, at the time of the accident the windsock indicated the wind was from the north.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1998 | Piper PA23-250 | Newfoundland, Canada | Mike Abdol | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 May 1992 | Piper PA23-150 | Modesto, California, United States | John D. Rowlett | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1990 | Piper PA23-160 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Robert J. Kirsch | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2006 | Piper PA23-250 | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 May 1990 | Piper PA23-250 | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | Corporate Aircraft Leasing, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2010 | Piper PA23 | North Bimini, Bahamas | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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