# Accident 20010713020699A: Piper PA28181, Tekoa, WA, July 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2001, 10:15 local time
- Place: Tekoa, WA
- Airport: Willard Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2399° N, 117.1105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2399&lon=-117.1105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4920F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4920F-2004-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010713020699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH A BFR PILOT (EXPIRED) ON FINAL APPROACH TO WILLARD FIELD, TEKOA, WA RUNWAY 20, PILOT AIMED FOR THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND WAS TOO LOW, STRIKING THE TOPS OF THE WHEAT FIELD ON SHORT FINAL. THE INSTRUCTOR "GRABBED" THE CONTROLS, WHEN HE OBSERVED THE RISING TERRAIN, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS HAD STRUCK THE WHEAT, WHICH "PULLED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN". INSTRUCTOR PULLED BACK TO KEEP THE NOSE UP. THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD, SHEARING OFF THE LANDING GEAR, WHICH FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER, AS WELL AS TEARING METAL ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE WING. THE SECOND BOUNCE WAS WITHOUT GEAR, AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR 237 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA01LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA130), Jul 13, 2001: Piper PA-28-181 (N4920F), Tekoa, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-current pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance with wheat crops on short final, and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action. Factors included wheat crops and…

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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