# Accident 20001206022959A: Piper PA16, Glenedon, OR, December 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2000, 12:10 local time
- Place: Glenedon, OR
- Airport: Siletz Bay State Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8800° N, 124.0310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8800&lon=-124.0310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5639H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5639H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001206022959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12-06-00, PILOT MICHAEL D. MURPHY LANDED N5639H, A PA-16 AIRCRAFT AT GLENEDEN BEACH AIRPORT (S45), AND APPLIED BRAKE TOO HARD AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 SEA01LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA027), Dec 6, 2000: Piper PA-16 (N5639H), Gleneden Beach, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive application of main wheel brakes. Factors include the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate remedial action during his attempt to regain control.

## Other reports on N5639H (1)

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

- [Accident 19770804024539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804024539A), Aug 4, 1977: Piper PA16 (N5639H), Douglas, WY, Substantial damage. Ravine weather was not checked visibility poor

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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