WICHITA, KS, USA
N8981C
PIPER PA-28R-200
THE ACFT WAS CLEARED TO MAKE THE APPROACH AND TO DESCEND NOT BELOW 2300 FT. THE PILOT DESCENDED FROM 3000 AFTER HE REPORTED PASSING HANCE, THE FINAL APPOACH FIX. HE DESCENDED TO 2300 FT AT 500 FT A MINUTE AND LEVELED THE ACFT AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT SAID THAT AT THE POINT 2 NM FROM THE ARPT WHERE THE DESCENT TO 1820 FT IS TO BE BEGUN HE LOWERED ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS AND HIT THE GROUND. THE CRASH SITE IS ONE AND ONE QUARTER MILES FROM THE ARPT ON THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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