# Accident 19970726046459A: Piper PA24, Arthurcity, TX, July 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1997, 09:45 local time
- Place: Arthurcity, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8590° N, 95.6496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8590&lon=-95.6496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7014P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7014P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970726046459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA287), Jul 26, 1997: Piper PA-24-180 (N7014P), Arthur City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the landing. Factors were the wet, grass runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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