Piper PA-24-250 accident near North Lima, OH
On April 19, 2004, a Piper PA-24-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near North Lima, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 19, 2004
- Place
- North Lima, OH
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.962°N, 80.665°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040429X00531
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 18, 2004, about 2030 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N5369P, was destroyed when it impacted trees while turning onto the final pattern approach leg at Youngstown Elser Metro Airport (4G4), North Lima, Ohio. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local personal flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to several witnesses, the pilot was practicing landings in anticipation of an upcoming trip. The sun had set, but there was still residual light in the western sky. According to an airline transport pilot who had been standing on the ramp, the accident airplane initially made a "normal" takeoff from runway 28, and there were no sounds of any engine anomalies. The airplane remained in the traffic pattern and during its first landing approach, "came off the base leg below the tree line." The pilot mentioned to the other people standing with him that the airplane was "really low out there." It then appeared that the airplane climbed, cleared the tree line, then descended down to the runway. The airplane also appeared to be under power during the entire approach, and landed "flat." After landing, it rolled to a stop, exited the runway, and taxied back to the threshold of runway 28 via the taxiway. The airplane made another "normal" takeoff, and again there were no sounds of any engine anomalies. Because the first approach was so low, the witness watched the second approach more intently. The airplane flew another low base l
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a safe altitude clearance from trees. Factors included the night lighting conditions and the pilot's diminished night vision capability.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
