20041206032099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Spanaway, WA · December 6, 2004

Date: December 6, 2004 · 15:50 local
Place: Spanaway, WA
Airport: Spanaway Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3571V
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05LA026
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C90*
Fatal injuries: 0

N3571VRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2008 · Cessna 140S/N 14846 · Built 1948 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On December 6, 2004, approximately 1550 pacific standard time, a Cessna 140 airplane, N3571V, struck a fence during landing at Spanaway Airport (S44), Spanaway, Washington. The private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The airplane, which was registered to and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The airplane departed from pierce county airport (1S0), puyallup, Washington, about 1530 with an intended destination of Spanaway. During final approach to land on runway 16, the airplane hit the chain length fence located approximately 30 feet from the threshold. The airplane flipped and came to rest inverted short of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 6, 2004, APPROXIMATELY 1550 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 140 AIRPLANE, N3571V, STRUCK A FENCE DURING LANDING AT SPANAWAY AIRPORT (S44), SPANAWAY, WASHINGTON. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE, WHICH WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM PIERCE COUNTY AIRPORT (1S0), PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON, ABOUT 1530 WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF SPANAWAY. DURING FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16, THE AIRPLANE HIT THE CHAIN LENGTH FENCE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA05LA026Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpanaway, WAThe pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude during final approach to land which resulted in an undershoot and in flight collision with a fence. A factor was the pilot's alcohol impairment.Dec 6, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3571V · 1

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

Accident 19930131001289ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Angus, MNLost directional control of tailwheel Landing in a crosswind. Veered into snowbank and nosed over.Jan 31, 1993 · Substantial damage