# Accident 20020615013339A: Piper PA16, Roseburg, OR, June 15, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 15, 2002, 16:00 local time - Place: Roseburg, OR - Airport: Umpqua Airport - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 43.3505° N, 123.5393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3505&lon=-123.5393&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5942H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5942H) (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 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA102) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615013339A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 15, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1600 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-16, N5942H, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT UMPQUA SKY PARK, UMPQUA, OREGON. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH BELONGED TO A FRIEND OF THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED GEORGE FELT AIRPORT, UMPQUA, OREGON, ABOUT 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WAS BEING OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF AN ELT ACTIVATION. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, JUST AS HE WAS INITIATING THE FLARE FOR LANDING AT THE 1,800 FOOT GRASS LANDING STRIP, HE ENCOUNTERED UNUSUAL WINDS THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SUDDENLY YAW TO THE LEFT. HE THEREFORE INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK TOWARD THE TERRAIN. ALTHOUGH HE HAD ADDED FULL POWER, HE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) A LOCAL PILOT (STEVE TRUSDELL ^PRIVACY DATA^) SAID THE WIND DIRECTION CAN BE DIFFERENT ON EITHER END OF THE 1800 FOOT STRIP DUE TO THE LONG DRAW S AND HILLY TERRAIN SURROUNDING THE AIRSTRIP. SIGNIFICANT WIND SHEAR IS NOT UNCOMMON. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DESCRIBED HIS APPROACH TO 10-15 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE AS UNEVENTFUL AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE EACH APPROACH END AND 10-15 FEET OFF THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED ABRUPTLY LEFT AT ABOUT 45 DEGREES OFF OF LANDING DIRECTIONS. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, LEAVING THE POSITION LIGHT ABOUT 100 FEET FROM THE CENTER OF THE STRIP. THE IMPACT LINE AND SCRAPE MARK LEADING TO THE AIRCRAFT'S FINAL RESTING PLACE WERE ALSO ABOUT 45 DEGREES FROM LANDING DIRECTION. A PILOT WHO HAD LANDED EARLIER CONFIRMED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT PROFILE. HE SAID HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT YAW TO THE LEFT JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. ## 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 SEA02LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA102), Jun 15, 2002: Piper PA-16 (N5942H), Umpqua, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for unfavorable wind conditions and maintain clearance from the terrain during an attempted VFR go-around. Factors include an encounter with unfavorable… ## Other reports on N5942H (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20130317003249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130317003249A), Mar 17, 2013: Piper PA-16 (N5942H), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting to land a wheel plane on an airstrip on a frozen lake that had a marked out landing area made of hard packed snow. The approach end had a… - [Accident 20050720020579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050720020579A), Jul 20, 2005: Piper PA16 (N5942H), Park City, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft ran out of fuel and made a forced landing in a wheat field. Pilot fueled aircraft and attempted to take off. The aircraft veered off into a… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.