# Accident 20010707020789A: Piper PA24250, Port Orchard, WA, July 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Port Orchard, WA
- Airport: Vaughans Ranch Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4597° N, 122.6508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4597&lon=-122.6508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7994P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7994P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010707020789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 7, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1030 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-34-250, N7994, BEING FLOWN BY PRIVATE PILOT STEPHEN W. LOVE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH A SMALL HILLSIDE WITH BUSHES AND SMALL TREES. MR. LOVE WAS ON LANDING ROLL AT VAUGHAN RANCH AIRFIELD, A SMALL GRASS AIRSTRIP WITH TREES ON BOTH SIDES. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENT SAND MR. LOVE, HIMSELF, MR. LOVE SPOTTED A DEER ON THE LANDING STRIP ON LANDING ROLL, HE SWERVED TO THE LEFT TO MISS THE ANIMAL, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING STRUCK A SMALL HILL ON THE LEFT OF THE LANDING STRIP AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT COUNTER CLOCKWISE 180 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. PROPTIP DAMAGE. NOSE LANDING GEAR DAMAGE. NOSE LANDING GEAR BENT, STRUT TWISTED. ENGINE MOUNTING FROM FIRE WALL BUCKLED. FIRE WALL PUSHED IN. COMPRESSION FAILURE AFT OF THE FIRE WALL, FWD OF COCKPIT. RIGHT WING SEVER BUCKLING. RIGHT FLAP AND AILERON DAMAGED. RIGHT LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK SNAPPED. FUSELAGE AFT OF WINGS BUCKLED AND PUSHED TO LEFT. STABILIZER RIGHT SIDE SENTED. TAIL HOOK AREA DAMAGED. LEFT WING TIP SCRAPE DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA01LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA129), Jul 7, 2001: Piper PA-24-250 (N7994P), Fragaria, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate directional control. Contributing factors were the embankment and the deer.

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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