19971231039889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Boone, IA · December 31, 1997

Date: December 31, 1997 · 14:50 local
Place: Boone, IA
Airport: Boone Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8465F
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98LA075
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 165 total16 in the last 90 days

N8465FRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7716005 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161

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What happened

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Struck power line 100 feet AGL. Managed to land safely at airport in spite of damage and collapsed nose gear. (.4)while flying low along a river, the airplane contacted transmission lines, which were about 100 feet above the terrain. The nose gear was bent back by the collision with the wires. Subsequently, the nose gear collapsed during landing.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWER LINE 100 FEET AGL. MANAGED TO LAND SAFELY AT AIRPORT IN SPITE OF DAMAGE AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. (.4)WHILE FLYING LOW ALONG A RIVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED TRANSMISSION LINES, WHICH WERE ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE TERRAIN. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT BACK BY THE COLLISION WITH THE WIRES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING.

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 CHI98LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoone, IAfailure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from obstruction(s), while flying low over a river. The obstruction (power line) was a related factor.Dec 31, 1997 · Substantial damage