Howard Aircraft DGA 15P accident near Monongahela, PA
On April 12, 2017, a Howard Aircraft DGA 15P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Monongahela, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 12, 2017
- Place
- Monongahela, PA
- Aircraft
- Howard Aircraft DGA 15P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.209°N, 79.831°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170412X70158
Official records · ERA17FA153
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 12, 2017, about 1430 eastern daylight time, a Howard Aircraft DGA-15P, N4476N, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during a go-around at Rostraver Airport (FWQ), Monongahela, Pennsylvania. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics and was operated by the commercial pilot as personal flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area, and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which originated from Allegheny County Airport (AGC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, about 1305. According to information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), no air traffic control services were requested or provided after the flight departed from AGC. Review of radar data revealed that, before proceeding to FWQ, the airplane's radar track was consistent with airwork in the local area, as the track sometimes disappeared in areas that were below radar coverage. According to witnesses at FWQ, the airplane was attempting to land on runway 26, a 4,002-ft-long, 75-ft-wide asphalt runway. The airplane initially touched down left of the runway centerline then became airborne, and the engine noise increased. The airplane subsequently yawed and banked left, perpendicular to the runway, and the nose pitched up. At that point, the airplane appeared to stall and roll inverted before impacting a ravine about 400 ft left of the runway. A postcrash fire ensued. One of the witnesses had just completed several landings in a Cessna 172. He sta
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.
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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.
