# Accident 20010714017169A: Piper PA36285, Langdon, ND, July 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2001, 15:15 local time
- Place: Langdon, ND
- Airport: Robertson Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.7591° N, 98.3700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7591&lon=-98.3700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9900P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9900P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714017169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 14, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT, A PIPER PA-36-285, N9900P, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE PERFORMING AN AGRICULTURE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT STALLED, NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED. PILOT BANKED RIGHT TO AVOID HIGHLINE WIRES. AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND SLIDING IN THE MUDDY FIELD RIPPING THE LANDING GEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT HAD BEEN OPERATING UNDER VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS.  THE PILOT REPORTED 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 CHI01LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA214), Jul 14, 2001: Piper PA-36-300 (N9900P), Langdon, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot stalled the airplane while manuevering to avoid the power lines. A factor was the power lines.

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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