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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Ashdown, AR · July 4, 1997

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Date
July 4, 1997 · 11:50 local
Place
Ashdown, AR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1798J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA250
Reported as
Piper PA28140
N1798JRegistration cancelled Dec 9, 1998 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 2824224Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140

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What happened

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

(-23) On July 4, 1997, at approximately 1100 am the pilot ronald d. moore of texarkana, TX, with his daughter took off from atlanta, TX, flying a Piper cherokee PA28-140, s/n 28-24224, N1798J. They flew around lake wright patman site-seeing and then flew to a private airstrip called garrison, located 5 miles north of Ashdown, AR. The pilot landed to the south at garrison, taxied to the hanger and picked up two more passengers. He taxied to the north performed a runup and all checked ok and proceeded with a soft field take off. He used 1500 feet of the 3000 foot runway. The aircraft was approximately telephone pole high at the end of the runway and quit climbing. The pilot banked the aircraft to the left 90 degrees when the aircraft settled. At approximately 1150 am the aircraft made a hard landing in a clearing removing the landing gear and propeller at impact. Aircraft came to rest after sliding 90 feet. The pilot and three passengers departed the aircraft with minor injuries. The aircraft burned, destroying it.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 4, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 AM THE PILOT RONALD D. MOORE OF TEXARKANA, TX, WITH HIS DAUGHTER TOOK OFF FROM ATLANTA, TX, FLYING A PIPER CHEROKEE PA28-140, S/N 28-24224, N1798J. THEY FLEW AROUND LAKE WRIGHT PATMAN SITE-SEEING AND THEN FLEW TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP CALLED GARRISON, LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF ASHDOWN, AR. THE PILOT LANDED TO THE SOUTH AT GARRISON, TAXIED TO THE HANGER AND PICKED UP TWO MORE PASSENGERS. HE TAXIED TO THE NORTH PERFORMED A RUNUP AND ALL CHECKED OK AND PROCEEDED WITH A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF. HE USED 1500 FEET OF THE 3000 FOOT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY TELEPHONE POLE HIGH AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND QUIT CLIMBING. THE PILOT BANKED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT 90 DEGREES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1150 AM THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING IN A CLEARING REMOVING THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER AT IMPACT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER SLIDING 90 FEET. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED, DESTROYING IT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW97LA250Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAshdown, ARThe inadvertent stall/mush. A factor was the high density altitude.Jul 4, 1997 · Destroyed

Other reports on N1798J · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19940522020199ITouch And Go Landing · Fort Worth, TXPilot stated unable to get airborne. Shut engine down. Skidded into parked car.May 22, 1994 · Minor damage