19790929027019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Wever, IA · September 29, 1979

Date
September 29, 1979 · 15:30 local
Place
Wever, IA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5556F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79DCD43
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
83 total37 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported a down draft caused him to land 40 feet short of his Private landing area.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED A DOWN DRAFT CAUSED HIM TO LAND 40 FEET SHORT OF HIS PRIVATE LANDING AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.