NTSB Identification: FTW81DA031
14 CFR Part 91 General Aviation
Aircraft: TED SMITH 601, registration: N9501Q----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-1989 81/2/10 HAMMOND,LA TED SMITH 601 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
TIME - 1900 N9501Q PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 24, 3251 TOTAL HOURS,
DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 240 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMMOND MUNI
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
BATON ROUGE,LA HAMMOND,LA
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING
WEATHER - FOG
WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
OVERCAST 600
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
1 MILE OR LESS NONE
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
FOG LIGHT AND VARIABLE
TEMPERATURE-F WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
62 15
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
IFR IFR
REMARKS- WHILE TRANSITIONING FM IFR TO VFR,ENCTRD WND SHEAR,ACFT BGN DRIFTING RGT,RATE OF DSCNT INCREASED.
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