ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296290
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 January 2003 |
| Time: | 20:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 |
| Owner/operator: | G |
| Registration: | N16453 |
| MSN: | 34-7350146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2848 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bountiful, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wendover Airport, UT (ENV/KENV) |
| Bountiful-Salt Lake Skypark, UT (BTF/KBTF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot set up for a traffic pattern to runway 16. There was fog observed to the west of the runway, but no fog over the runway. On short final with runway lights in sight and everything going as planned, the pilot said they descended into a patch of fog. The pilot initiated a go around, applying full power, pitching up and making a turn to the east. Seconds later the airplane struck power lines breaking the nose gear rearward and damaging the bottom portions of several airplane bulkheads and stringers aft of the nose gear. The pilot noticed the unsafe gear warning lights and elected to lower the gear. The pilot noted the nose gear light was not lit. The pilot proceeded to another airport and performed an uneventful approach. On landing, the airplane's nose cowling was set down on the runway. The airplane skidded down the runway on its nose cowling until it came to a stop. An examination of the accident area showed broken power poles and downed power lines. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines and his improper in flight planning and decision to maneuver on a go around without noting where the power lines were. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inability to see the power lines, the dark night, the fog, and the power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA031
History of this aircraft
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