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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Marietta, OK · April 5, 1998

Date
April 5, 1998 · 15:30 local
Place
Marietta, OK
Airport
Mcgehee Catfish Restaurant
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8142H
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
113 total12 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Landing left wheel hit mud area. Swerved into a tree and spun around. (-23) the pilot landed on turf runway and drifted left of center of runway. The left main landing gear entered a muddy area and caused the aircraft to veer farther to the left. The left wing struck a clump of small trees which caused the aircraft to spin around approximately 180 degrees from its landing heading.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING LEFT WHEEL HIT MUD AREA. SWERVED INTO A TREE AND SPUN AROUND. (-23) THE PILOT LANDED ON TURF RUNWAY AND DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTER OF RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ENTERED A MUDDY AREA AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER FARTHER TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A CLUMP OF SMALL TREES WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM ITS LANDING HEADING.