Accident · 2003-09-05

NTSB case NYC03LA195 · Piper PA-28-140 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-09-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 (N6183J)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: SOMERSET AIR SERVICE INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Somerset Air Service

Probable cause

The pilot's delay in executing a go-around, which resulted in an encounter with wake turbulence from a helicopter. A factor in the accident was the wake turbulence.

Source: NTSB case NYC03LA195

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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