Piper PA-28R-200 accident near Philipsburg, PA
On June 26, 2006, a Piper PA-28R-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Philipsburg, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 26, 2006
- Place
- Philipsburg, PA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.887°N, 78.103°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060706X00878
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 26, 2006, at 0302 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N56246, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain during an instrument approach to Mid-State Airport (PSB), Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. The pilot-rated passenger in the right front seat and two passengers were seriously injured. The flight originated at Springfield Robertson County Airport (M91), Springfield, Tennessee, on June 25, 2006, at 2243 eastern daylight time. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. At 2146, the pilot obtained a weather briefing from the Louisville Automated Flight Service Station. The forecast was for IMC conditions in the vicinity of the destination airport, and the pilot discussed the ceilings, visibility, and winds at length with the briefer. The briefer advised the pilot of decreasing ceilings to 400 feet overcast with 2 miles of visibility with light rain and mist. The pilot also obtained NOTAMS, and filed an IFR flight plan with Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) as his alternate destination. The pilot filed an en route time of 4 hours at a cruising speed of 130 knots, and stated he had 5 hours of fuel endurance. The briefing was concluded at 2205. The instrument landing system (ILS) runway 16 approach at Mid-State Airport had an inbound course of 165 degrees. The minimum altitude outside the final approach fix, PORTS locator outer marker (LOM) was 4,000 feet. The POR
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to comply with the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in controlled flight into trees. Factors in the accident were the low cloud ceiling, and dark night conditions.
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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.
