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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Arthurcity, TX · July 26, 1997

Date: July 26, 1997 · 09:45 local
Place: Arthurcity, TX
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N7014P
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA287
Reported as: Piper PA24

N7014PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-2162 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The owner pilot was on a pleasure flight and landed on his private airstrip and could not stop due to wet grass. The aircraft sustained damage to the right wing tip, gear doors and the left wing outboard spar was bent. No injuries to pilot. This investigation closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE OWNER PILOT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT AND LANDED ON HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND COULD NOT STOP DUE TO WET GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, GEAR DOORS AND THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD SPAR WAS BENT.NO INJURIES TO PILOT. THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

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 FTW97LA287Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArthur City, TXThe pilot's failure to abort the landing. Factors were the wet, grass runway.Jul 26, 1997 · Substantial damage