ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, USA
N4571Q
PIPER PA-28-140
UPON LNDING THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE THEN ABORTED THE LNDING AND ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. DURING THIS MANEUVER THE ACFT STRUCK A MARSH AREA APRPOX .5 MILES FROM THE ARPT. THE PLT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, ONE PAX WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT AND ENG DID NOT REVEAL ANY MALFUNCTIONS. THE TWR CONTROLLER RPTD WINDS OUT OF 200 DEGREES AT 10 TO 14 KTS AT THE TIME HE CLOSED ABT 15 MIN PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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