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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Rogersville, TN · March 4, 2003

Date: March 4, 2003 · 17:30 local
Place: Rogersville, TN
Airport: Hawkins County Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4135Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03LA053
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
Pilot’s flight hours: 392 total34 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N4135QRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780329 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Interview with the pilot immediately following the accident reveals the following: pilot was practicing 180 degree course reversals from pattern altitude beginning at a point abeam the runway numbers. This was in preparation for a commercial pilot check ride to be administered the following day. He advised that all went well and that during his turn to final he noticed he was not properly aligned with the runway centerline. Upon applying control inputs to get back towards the middle of the runway the airspeed blead off and the aircraft stalled at an altitude of approximately 30 feet. The aircraft slid off of the side of the runway after striking the runway surface hard which collapsed the landing gear and substantially damaged the wings of the aircraft. The aircraft is owned by a flying club of which Mr. Oerstreich is a member. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT REVEALS THE FOLLOWING: PILOT WAS PRACTICING 180 DEGREE COURSE REVERSALS FROM PATTERN ALTITUDE BEGINNING AT A POINT ABEAM THE RUNWAY NUMBERS. THIS WAS IN PREPARATION FOR A COMMERCIAL PILOT CHECK RIDE TO BE ADMINISTERED THE FOLLOWING DAY. HE ADVISED THAT ALL WENT WELL AND THAT DURING HIS TURN TO FINAL HE NOTICED HE WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. UPON APPLYING CONTROL INPUTS TO GET BACK TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRSPEED BLEAD OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE HARD WHICH COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED BY A FLYING CLUB OF WHICH MR. OERSTREICH IS A MEMBER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL03LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRogersville, TNThe pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.Mar 4, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4135Q · 1

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

Incident 20000715035919ILevel Off Touchdown · Johnstown, PA(-23) On July 15, 2000, a Piper PA32R, registered as N4135Q made a hard landing at the Johnstown airport(jst) on runway 33 ILS approach. Aircraft came to rest at approximately 2000 feet down runway 33 and 50 feet off runway into the grass. Damage to nose…Jul 15, 2000 · Minor damage