Piper PA-22-135 N2389A
7 April 2017 · Greensburg, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 April 2017 at about 22:35 local time, a Piper PA-22-135 registered N2389A was involved in an accident near Greensburg, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. 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 22:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greensburg, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greensburg Municipal Airport (I34)
- Coordinates
- 39.3280, -85.5198
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-135
- Registration
- N2389A
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1952
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sparta → Greensburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN17LA154
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control during landing, which resulted in an impact with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was approaching the airport to land during a cross-country flight. During the landing approach, the pilot noticed that the airplane would bank to the left at low speeds but that the bank resolved at higher airspeeds. As the airplane slowed on final approach, it banked left and subsequently impacted a field left of the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane flight control system confirmed flight control continuity, and no anomalies were noted that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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