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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Belleview, FL · September 28, 1997

Date: September 28, 1997 · 15:45 local
Place: Belleview, FL
Airport: Norton
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3402Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL97LA144
Reported as: Piper PA22160
Fatal injuries: 0

N3402ZRegistration cancelled Feb 18, 2003 · Piper PA-22-160S/N 22-7313 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on September 28, 1997, at the Norton airstrip (private grass strip) in summerfield, FL, Mr. Alan o'cull, pilot and owner of a Piper, LPA-22-160 lost control on landing and crashed causing major aircraft damage with only minor injuries to the pilot and passenger. The pilot stated he attempted a go-around after his approach took him too FAR down the runway. The throttle was swiftly moved forward when the engine hesitated causing the aircraft to settle down on the runway. As the aircraft settled to the runway the engine started producing full power causing the aircraft to rapidly contact the grass strip. Due to a cross wind and the manor the aircrft was facing when it hit the runway, it veered to the left off the runway through high grass and shrubs, through a barbed wire fence coming to a full stop when it contacted a large tree with the left wing, and nosed over up side down. The occupants egressed without any further events.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1997, AT THE NORTON AIRSTRIP (PRIVATE GRASS STRIP) IN SUMMERFIELD, FL, MR. ALAN O'CULL, PILOT AND OWNER OF A PIPER, LPA-22-160 LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND CRASHED CAUSING MAJOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AFTER HIS APPROACH TOOK HIM TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE THROTTLE WAS SWIFTLY MOVED FORWARD WHEN THE ENGINE HESITATED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE STARTED PRODUCING FULL POWER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO RAPIDLY CONTACT THE GRASS STRIP. DUE TO A CROSS WIND AND THE MANOR THE AIRCRFT WAS FACING WHEN IT HIT THE RUNWAY, IT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY THROUGH HIGH GRASS AND SHRUBS, THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE COMING TO A FULL STOP WHEN IT CONTACTED A LARGE TREE WITH THE LEFT WING, AND NOSED OVER UP SIDE DOWN. THE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER EVENTS.

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 ATL97LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBelleview, FLthe pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, and his delay in initiating a go-around, which resulted in a hard touchdown, loss of directional control, and collision with objects (fence and trees).Sep 28, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3402Z · 1

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

Accident 19820411009309ATakeoff Ground Roll · Nova, OHAirplane struck a 4 inch high snow drift on takeoff from a sod strip. Tail wheel aircraft nosed over.Apr 11, 1982 · Substantial damage