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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Champion, PA · October 1, 2000

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Date
October 1, 2000 · 11:58 local
Place
Champion, PA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N3039Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC01FA001
Reported as
Piper PA32300
N3039YRegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2001 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7940099Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300

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What happened

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

(-23) On October 1, 2000, at 11:58 local time, a Piper PA-32-300, N3039Y, was destroyed while landing at seven springs airport (7SP), seven springs, PA. The private pilot and two passengers were seriously injured, and a third passenger was fatally injured. VFR conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan had been filed for the flight that originated from wood county airport (pkb), parkersburg, west Virginia. A witness, riding his bicycle adjacent to the runway, stated the following: he saw the airplane approach runway 28, the airplane did not seem aligned with the runway as it touched down, and veered off the left side of the runway onto the grass. The engine revved as if the airplane was going to takeoff again, but it veered to the right, touched down back onto the runway, and traveled off the right side of the runway. The engine revved again, as if the airplane was going to take off, but it did not clear trees off the right side of the runway. After impacting the trees, came to rest at the bottom of a steep drop, about 70 ft below the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 1, 2000, AT 11:58 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-32-300, N3039Y, WAS DESTROYED WHILE LANDING AT SEVEN SPRINGS AIRPORT (7SP), SEVEN SPRINGS, PA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND A THIRD PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM WOOD COUNTY AIRPORT (PKB), PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA. A WITNESS, RIDING HIS BICYCLE ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, STATED THE FOLLOWING: HE SAW THE AIRPLANE APPROACH RUNWAY 28, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SEEM ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY AS IT TOUCHED DOWN, AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF THE AIRPLANE WAS GOING TO TAKEOFF AGAIN, BUT IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, TOUCHED DOWN BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, AND TRAVELED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE REVVED AGAIN, AS IF THE AIRPLANE WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF, BUT IT DID NOT CLEAR TREES OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER IMPACTING THE TREES, CAME TO REST AT THE BOTTOM OF A STEEP DROP, ABOUT 70 FT BELOW THE RUNWAY.

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 NYC01FA001Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSeven Springs, PAThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.Oct 1, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3039Y · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19951130046759ILevel Off Touchdown · Cleveland, OHNarrative: pilot thought he had turned to proper runway and did not realize he landed on a taxiway. He did not see number on the runway. Pilot became disoriented as to attempting to land on 24L at the airport, after turning a left base and landed on taxiway.…Nov 30, 1995