Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW84LA138

BROWNSVILLE, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N7415L

PIPER PA-31

Analysis

THE PLT WAS MANEUVERING FOR AN ILS APPROACH WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. HE SAID HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE SWINGING CDI AND WAS BELOW THE GLIDE SLOPE. HE SAID HE STARTED TO ADD POWER FOR A MISSED APPROACH AND THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. A PASSENGER SAID HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY CHANGE IN ENGINE SOUNDS DURING THE APPROACH. THE PLT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE STARTED HIS MISSED APPROACH SOONER.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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