At 0749 eastern time, a Piper PA-32-300 crashed while making an instrument approach into Seamans Field. The pilot and passenger were killed. The pilot was cleared for the VOR-A instrument approach at Seamans Field, which requires a 600-foot ceiling and a 1-mile visibility. Witnesses said the weather was extremely foggy, with visibility less than 50 feet. The airplane flew over the airport at a very low altitude and crashed. They said there was no indication the pilot attempted to add power for a missed approach until after the first sound of the airplane hitting a tree. The last entry in the pilots logbook had been made more than a year earlier.
August 08, Factoryville, Pa. / Piper Cherokee Six
At 0749 eastern time, a Piper PA-32-300 crashed while making an instrument approach into Seamans Field. The pilot and passenger were killed. The pilot was cleared for the VOR-A instrument approach at Seamans Field, which requires a 600-foot ceiling and a 1-mile visibility. Witnesses said the weather was extremely foggy, with visibility less than 50 feet. The airplane flew over the airport at a very low altitude and crashed. They said there was no indication the pilot attempted to add power for a missed approach until after the first sound of the airplane hitting a tree. The last entry in the pilots logbook had been made more than a year earlier....
Key Takeaways:
- A Piper PA-32-300 crashed during an instrument approach at Seamans Field, killing the pilot and passenger.
- The crash occurred in extremely dense fog, with visibility significantly below the 1-mile minimum required for the VOR-A approach.
- Witnesses observed the aircraft flying at a very low altitude and noted no apparent attempt to initiate a missed approach until after hitting a tree.
- The pilot's logbook had not been updated for over a year, potentially indicating a lack of recent flight experience.
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