# Accident 20010330004769A: Piper PA28140, Scappoose, OR, March 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2001, 14:45 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8005° N, 122.9710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8005&lon=-122.9710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33657, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33657-2002-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010330004769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN STALLED THE A/C AT LESS THAN 30' ABOVE THE RUNWAY. ADDED POWER BUT CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING. THE A/C WENT ACROSS THE TAXIWAY, TWO GRASS STRIPS AND STOPPED ON THE RAMP 20' SHORT OF A HANGER. THE LEFT WING WAS BENT AND DAMAGED. LEFT GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROP HAD THE TIPS GROUND OFF.

## 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 SEA01LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA068), Mar 30, 2001: Piper PA-28 (N33657), Scapoose, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain a speed above minimum in-flight stall speed (Vs). Factors include gusty winds at the time of the attempted landing.

## Other reports on N33657 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800803066719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803066719I), Aug 3, 1980: Piper PA28/ (N33657), Missoula, MT, Minor damage. Landed short of runway due to fuel exhaustion.

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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