# Accident 20000612009199A: Piper PA32R301T, Wauseon, OH, June 12, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 12, 2000, 07:20 local time - Place: Wauseon, OH - Airport: Fulton County Airport - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.5493° N, 84.1400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5493&lon=-84.1400&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8197W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8197W) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA158) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000612009199A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-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. ## 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 NYC00LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA158), Jun 12, 2000: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8197W), Wauseon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. ## Other reports on N8197W (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20130519008699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130519008699A), May 19, 2013: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8197W), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. On 5/19/2013 at 1330, a Piper PA-32R, N8197W, experienced a mechanical irregularity while en-route from brown field san diego California to phoenix ?mesa… - [Incident 19860410027549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860410027549I), Apr 10, 1986: Piper PA32R301T (N8197W), El Cajon, CA. Instrument flight conducted without accomplishing an IFR part 135 competency check. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.