# Accident 20001125040969A: Piper PA-28-161, Fremont, OH, November 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2000, 14:10 local time
- Place: Fremont, OH
- Airport: Fremont Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3503° N, 83.1102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3503&lon=-83.1102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1305H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1305H-2001-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001125040969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO LACROSSE WISCONSIN FROM YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. WHILE IN FLIGHT PILOT CONTACTED TOLEDO ATC AND ADVISED THAT HE NEEDED TO LAND DUE TO VISIBILITY. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN A VECTOR TO FREEMONT AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE HIS APPROACH AND LANDED LONG AND SLID OF THE WEST END OF RUNWAY, CROSSED STATE ROUTE 53, HAD LANDING GEAR RIPPED OFF AND CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD.

## 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 NYC01LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA042), Nov 25, 2000: Piper PA-28-161 (N1305H), Fremont, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point while landing. Factors were the pilot's improper weather evaluation, rain, a low ceiling, and a tailwind.

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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