# Accident 20000611007069A: Piper PA28235, Sully, IA, June 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Sully, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5690° N, 92.8410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5690&lon=-92.8410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9315W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9315W-2002-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000611007069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A GRASS STRIP. A/C TOUCHED DOWN 1/3 TO 1/2 DOWN THE RUNWAY. (EFFECTIVE LANDING LENGTH 2130"). IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING EFFICIENCY ON THE WET SOD. THE PILOT THEN INITIATED A GO AROUND/BALKED LANDING MANUEVER. HE FAILED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS FROM THE FULL DOWN POSITION AS RECOMMENDED IN THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK. THE A/C BECAME AIRBORNE BUT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, CONTACTED A WIRE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C IMMEDIATELY STRUCK THE FROUND, WENT OVER A SMALL GULLEY AND CAME TO REST APPROX. 60 YDS FROM THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE WIRE FENCE.

## 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 CHI00LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA164), Jun 11, 2000: Piper PA-28-235 (N9315W), Sully, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently applied full flaps during the aborted landing and was not able to gain enough altitude to clear a fence post at the end of the airstrip. Factors associated with the accident…

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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