Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC83LA019

WILLIMATIC, CT, USA

Aircraft #1

N7423R

PIPER PA-28-140

Analysis

ON THE SECOND APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, AFTER EXECUTING A GO-AROUND ON THE FIRST, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED GROUND FOG. IN ZERO VISIBILITY, AT 3-5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE PILOT ELECTED TO EXECUTE A "CONTROLLED CRASH" RATHER THAN ATTEMPT A TRANSITION TO INSTRUMENTS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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