Piper PA-28 N5519W
15 July 2009 · Cincinnati, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 July 2009 at about 01:51 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5519W was involved in an accident near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was 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 01:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lunken Field (LUK)
- Coordinates
- 39.1033, -84.4186
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5519W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lebanon → Lunken
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CEN09LA441
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of situational awareness during the approach to an unfamiliar airport at night and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane's navigational equipment.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he intended to “simply enjoy several hours” of night flying and to return to the departure airport. During the flight he noticed that the aircraft compass and directional gyro indications did not match. He was not familiar with the new GPS in the airplane and he was not able to get navigational information from it. The pilot became disoriented and did not recognize any familiar landmarks. It had become very dark. He saw a rotating airport beacon so he decided to land at that airport. As he was turning from downwind to base, the airplane hit the trees paralleling the runway. Witnesses reported that they heard the airplane approaching and saw the airplane in level flight for about 3–5 seconds at tree-top level, and then the airplane impacted the trees. Postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed no preimpact anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-28-140 | Heflin, Alabama, United States | John Gilbert | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-28-180 | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Jack Bradley McCullough | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2009 | Piper PA-28-181 | Oliver Springs, Tennessee, United States | OAK Ridge Flyers Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 2009 | Piper PA-28-181 | Metaline Falls, Washington, United States | Plus One Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2009 | Piper PA-28 | Darlington, South Carolina, United States | Skyline Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2009 | Piper PA-28-151 | Powder Springs, Tennessee, United States | Warrior Aviation LLC | Fatal | 2 |
All 9,402 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2009 | Brown STEEN SKYBOLT | Harrison, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Feb 2009 | Cessna 182 | Kelleys Island, Ohio, United States | Paul D Hiller | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2009 | Boeing 737-7H4 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2009 | Foglio TIGER CUB | Toronto, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2009 | McGrath Robert F SONEX | Louisville, Ohio, United States | McGrath Robert F | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Apr 2009 | Cirrus SR22 | Mayfield Village, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |