Accident Overview
The accident occurred while the aircraft was conducting a touch-and-go landing in a right-hand traffic pattern for runway 31R. At the time, a Boeing 767 had just landed on the parallel runway 31L, which is spaced approximately 360 feet from runway 31R. The aircraft overshot the final approach for runway 31R and instead aligned with the final approach course for runway 31L, placing it behind the landing B-767.
Weather and Traffic Information
Wind conditions were from 290 degrees magnetic at 7 to 12 knots, resulting in a crosswind component of about 2 to 4 knots directed from runway 31L toward runway 31R during the accident time frame. Three on-duty tower controllers observed that the accident aircraft was low on its approach for runway 31R and noted its deviation from the correct approach path.
Sequence of Events
After lining up on the runway 31L final approach course behind the B-767, the aircraft subsequently rolled to an extreme bank attitude. It then crashed and came to rest in the displaced threshold area of runway 31L.
Pilot Experience
The pilot had accumulated 173.7 total flight hours, including 69.9 hours as pilot-in-command.