Piper PA28 accident near Chesapeake, VA
On May 22, 2018, a Piper PA28 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chesapeake, VA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 22, 2018
- Place
- Chesapeake, VA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.657°N, 76.337°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180522X93713
Official records · ERA18FA150
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 22, 2018, at 0728 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N6177W, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Chesapeake Regional Airport (CPK), Chesapeake, Virginia. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was owned by the pilot who was operating it as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Day instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed about 0726 and was destined for Republic Airport (FRG), Farmingdale, New York. The pilot's spouse reported that, for about 7 years, the pilot had commuted to FRG from CPK for work, and the accident flight was the flight to return to work. She reported that the night before the accident, the pilot called the fixed based operator at CPK to have the fuel tanks topped off. During the pilot's preflight inspection of the airplane on the morning of the accident, she observed the pilot walk around the airplane, sampled both fuel tanks, and remove the cover from the pitot probe on the left wing. She commented to the pilot that it was foggy, and the pilot stated to her that, "as long as I can see the runway, I'll be fine." The pilot started the engine and taxied to the runway with the airplane lights operating. She reported that she heard the pilot perform an engine run-up and that the engine "sounded like a good running engine." Subsequently, she observed the airplane take off and shortly thereafter enter the clouds; about 2 to 3 minutes later, she heard an engine "revv
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during the departure climb in instrument meteorological 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.
