T'was A Bad Weekend For GA
An horrific collision at an uncontrolled airport in Westerly,
RI, has claimed the lives of an aviator and his passenger. The
accident occurred while a Cessna 182 was departing and a PA28 was
landing. The occupants of the C182 died while the Piper Archer's
occupants survived, with reportedly minor injuries. According to
authorities at the scene, some portion of the Cessna's tail made
contact with the right wing of the Piper. The sequence that
followed involved a pitch-down impact by the Cessna, which went off
the runway but remained upright. The Piper reportedly landed on the
runway but the impact wiped out the landing gear, which
collapsed.
Pilot Hardy Franklin Lebel, 65, and passenger Peter Budd
Coleman, 58, were killed as a result of the midair--one of two such
accidents that occurred over the weekend.
** Report created 11/17/2003 Record 4 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 2885D Make/Model: PA28 Description: PA-28 CHEROKEE,
ARROW, WARRIOR, ACHER, D
Date: 11/16/2003 Time: 1840 Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: WESTERLY State: RI Country: US
DESCRIPTION
N34AG, C182 DEPARTED IN FRONT OF N2885D, PA28, LANDING ON RUNWAY
32, THEY COLLIDED AT 150 AGL, CAUSING THE C182 TO NOSEDIVE TO THE
GROUND, THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD THE C182 WERE FATALLY INJURED AND
THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD THE PA28 SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES,
WESTERLY, RI
WEATHER: WST METAR 161753Z VRB05KT 10SM BKN085 08/M01 A3022
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: General
Aviation
Destination: UNK Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: UNK Last Clearance: UNK
FAA FSDO: BOSTON, MA (NE01) Entry date: 11/17/2003
** Report created 11/17/2003 Record 6 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 34AG Make/Model: C182 Description: 182, Skylane
Date: 11/16/2003 Time: 1840
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: Y
Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: WESTERLY State: RI Country: US
DESCRIPTION
N34AG, C182 DEPARTED IN FRONT OF N2885D, PA28, LANDING ON RUNWAY
32, THEY COLLIDED AT 150 AGL, CAUSING THE C182 TO NOSEDIVE TO THE
GROUND, THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD THE C182 WERE FATALLY INJURED AND
THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD THE PA28 SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES,
WESTERLY, RI
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2
# Crew: 2 Fat: 2 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Pass: 0 Fat: 0
Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: WST METAR 161753Z VRB05KT 10SM BKN085 08/M01 A3022
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Take-off Operation: General
Aviation
Departed: WESTERLY, RI Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: UNK Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: Y
Last Radio Cont: UNK Last Clearance: NONE
FAA FSDO: BOSTON, MA (NE01) Entry date: 11/17/2003