Piper PA-28-180 N4879L
28 October 2001 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 October 2001 at about 17:56 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N4879L was involved in an accident near Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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 17:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smith Field (SMD)
- Coordinates
- 41.1503, -85.1293
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N4879L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Muncie → Fort Wayne
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI02LA014
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining control of the airplane during an attempted go-around. A factor was the trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was destroyed when it impacted trees while attempting a go-around. The pilot reported that while on short final for landing, a gust of wind blew the airplane off the runway centerline. He said that he, "...immediately executed a go-around in which the plane banked sharply right, which [he] could not counter...." In a separate report, the pilot said that he was landing on runway 23 when the airplane banked sharply to the right. He said that he, "...attempted a go-around while trying to level the wings with no avail and crashed into trees north-east of the airport." The pilot listed no mechanical malfunction in his reports of the accident. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies that could be associated with a pre-impact condition. A weather report for a recording station located about 10 nautical miles south of the accident site listed the wind at 1254 as 240 degrees magnetic at 11 knots. No wind gusts were recorded for that report.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-28-180 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | Monroe Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-28-235 | Crestline, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-28-161 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-28-181 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-28-181 | Lytle Creek, California, United States | Air Desert Pacific | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-28-RT201 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2001 | Cessna 150M | Dyer, Indiana, United States | Chicago Business Air Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 May 2001 | Madsen LANCAIR 320 | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 2001 | Boeing B757-200 | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Shanklin RV-6A | Poseyville, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 200 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Cessna 150L | Munster, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |