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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Orofino, ID · April 19, 2003

Date: April 19, 2003 · 11:00 local
Place: Orofino, ID
Airport: Orofino Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6268W
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA03LA067
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 80 total40 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N6268WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-20316 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The student pilot allowed the airplane to get low and slow during final approach. Corrective actions were taken but were insufficient. The aircraft nose wheel struck the ground approximately fifty feet short of the runway, collapsing the nose gear. The aircraft proceeded down the runway a short distance before veering off to the left where it struck a runway light as it departed the runway surface.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO GET LOW AND SLOW DURING FINAL APPROACH. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN BUT WERE INSUFFICIENT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED DOWN THE RUNWAY A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE VEERING OFF TO THE LEFT WHERE IT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AS IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA03LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOrofino, IDThe pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance resulting in a loss of airspeed, stall and undershoot of runway.Apr 19, 2003 · Substantial damage