Lancair down near Stafford

[Wiz]

This was in the Washington Post today. I have no further details.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/23/AR2006022300794.html

Wiz

[John Doe]

They are showing pictures on the evening news. They mentioned fog and an
aborted landing attempt.

It was a Columbia 400 according to the news.

[Peter R.]

Wiz > wrote:

> This was in the Washington Post today. I have no further details.

Flight log is here:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N400WX

Click on the image to see an enlarged map.

--
Peter

[Larry Dighera]

On 23 Feb 2006 12:45:04 -0800, "Wiz" > wrote in
om>::

>This was in the Washington Post today. I have no further details.
>
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/23/AR2006022300794.html

The plane disappeared from the radar screen of the Federal
Aviation Administration's facility at Warrenton around 11:40 p.m.

After being contacted by family members waiting at the airport,
State Police and the Stafford County Sheriff's Department began
searching the area, but their search was hindered by the heavy
fog, said Tyler.

The ILS Rnwy 33 approach requires a minimum of 3/4 miles viability
with a Minimum Descent Altitude of 200' AGL. Fog, by definition, is
on the surface. But NOAA indicates that fog isn't reported by the
weather observation station at KRMN Stafford Regional Airport:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/AKQ/RWRAKQ .

The plane disappeared from the radar screen of the Federal
Aviation Administration's facility at Warrenton around 11:40 p.m.

Observed weather at the time:

http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KRMN.html
Time Temp F(C) DPoint F(C) Press In(hPa) Wind MPH Weath
EST (UTC)

2 AM (7) Feb 23 41 (5) 37 (3) 29.89 (1012) Calm fog
1 AM (6) Feb 23 41 (5) 37 (3) 29.92 (1013) Calm fog
Midnight (5) Feb 23 41 (5) 37 (3) 29.94 (1013) Calm drizzle
11 PM (4) Feb 22 41 (5) 37 (3) 29.95 (1014) Calm light drizzle
10 PM (3) Feb 22 41 (5) 37 (3) 29.98 (1015) Calm mist

[Larry Dighera]

On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:10:27 -0500, "Peter R." >
wrote in >::

>Wiz > wrote:
>
>> This was in the Washington Post today. I have no further details.
>
>Flight log is here:
>
>http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N400WX
>
>Click on the image to see an enlarged map.

This is the return flight, but it doesn't seem to show the track from
KEZF Shannon Airport Fredericksburg, Virginia to the alternate airport
KRMN Stafford Regional Airport Stafford, Virginia which is located
east of the lake ~4 miles southeast of KEZF.

[Peter R.]

Larry Dighera > wrote:

> This is the return flight, but it doesn't seem to show the track from
> KEZF Shannon Airport Fredericksburg, Virginia to the alternate airport
> KRMN Stafford Regional Airport Stafford, Virginia which is located
> east of the lake ~4 miles southeast of KEZF.

Typically FlightAware.com, which uses data from ATC computers as its
source, will end the track when an aircraft either cancels IFR or gets
below radar coverage.

--
Peter

[Larry Dighera]

On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:32:18 -0500, "Peter R." >
wrote in >::

>Larry Dighera > wrote:
>
>> This is the return flight, but it doesn't seem to show the track from
>> KEZF Shannon Airport Fredericksburg, Virginia to the alternate airport
>> KRMN Stafford Regional Airport Stafford, Virginia which is located
>> east of the lake ~4 miles southeast of KEZF.
>
>Typically FlightAware.com, which uses data from ATC computers as its
>source, will end the track when an aircraft either cancels IFR or gets
>below radar coverage.


So how do you read the left-360, right=270 track (if that is indeed
what it is) at KEZF, as a letdown from 11,000' and subsequent
climb-out, or what? Outbound on a NW heading would seem to be 180
from the direction of KRMN.

[Ron Natalie]

Larry Dighera wrote:

> The plane disappeared from the radar screen of the Federal
> Aviation Administration's facility at Warrenton around 11:40 p.m.
>
> Observed weather at the time:
>
> http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KRMN.html
> Time Temp F(C) DPoint F(C) Press In(hPa) Wind MPH Weath
> EST (UTC)
>
> 2 AM (7) Feb 23 41 (5) 37 (3) 29.89 (1012) Calm fog
> 1 AM (6) Feb 23 41 (5) 37 (3) 29.92 (1013) Calm fog
> Midnight (5) Feb 23 41 (5) 37 (3) 29.94 (1013) Calm drizzle
> 11 PM (4) Feb 22 41 (5) 37 (3) 29.95 (1014) Calm light drizzle
> 10 PM (3) Feb 22 41 (5) 37 (3) 29.98 (1015) Calm mist

The visibility was pretty crappy in the vincinity. At Dulles
at the same time we had 1/16 mile visibility and ceiling to
the ground. Many of the other awos's were reporting similar
(below ILS minimums) in the area. RIC and some of the airports
to the south were much better (light rain, but visibilities around
6 miles).