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(-23) On June 12, 2000, aviation safety inspectors kris palcho (op's), kenneth shauman (a/w), and david pesarchick (avionics) of the cleveland flight standards district office performed a preliminary on site aircraft accident investigation of aircraft N8197W, a Piper cherokee lance model PA-32R-301T. The aircraft crashed on the north side of runway (9) during an attempted landing at Fulton County Airport, Wauseon, Ohio designator (kuse) on June 12, 2000, at approximately 11:20 UTC. The following is a recollection: during an interview with Mr. Worline, pilot of aircraft N8197W, Mr. Worline said he executed the use NDB 27 approach and made a tight 180 degree turn to land on runway 9, ending up north of the runway. Mr. Worline said the aircraft slowed, stalled out, and impacted the ground. Mr. Worline said the aircraft landed on all three landing gear. The aircraft began to slide sideward, finally coming to rest in a water run off ditch with the wings parallel to the ditch and the fuselage staddling the ditch with the left wing low, just north of runway 9. When asked if he heard the stall warning horn Mr. Worline said he did not recall hearing the horn. Mr. Worline also said he was not sure what his airspeed was at the time, hust prior to the aircraft stalling out. Mr. Worline said he was looking out side of the aircraft at the time. Mr. Worline estimated the ceiling at approximately 650 feet with a visibility of approximately one mile and rain at the time of the accident. Mr. Worline said there were two passengers on board at the time, and that no one, including himself recieved any injuries.