# Accident 20051015023219A: Piper PA28140, Everett, WA, October 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2005, 09:50 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County - Paine Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8867° N, 122.2717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8867&lon=-122.2717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5FN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5FN-2007-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051015023219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED BOEING FIELD, SEATTLE, WA ON AN EAA YOUNG EAGLES FLIGHT WITH TWO NINTH GRADE GIRLS ON BOARD. HE INTENDED TO LAND AT PAINE FIELD, EVERETT, WA AND HAVE THE GIRLS SWITCH SEATS. DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 16L, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND AND OVERROTATED IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID PAPI LIGHTS AND A TAXIWAY SIGN. HE STRUCK THE TAXIWAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND CONTINUED TO GO-AROUND FLYING AT A SLOW SPEED AND HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AT A VERY SHALLOW ANGLE AND STRUCK TREES APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THEN CARTWHEELED AND BURNED. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE PILOT DEPARTED BOEING FIELD, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON ON AN EAA YOUNG EAGLES FLIGHT WITH TWO NINTH GRADE GIRLS ON BOARD. HE INTENDED TO LAND AT PAINE FIELD, EVERETT, WA AND HAVE THE GIRLS SWITCH SEATS. DURING LANDING ON RWY 16L, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT OFF INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND AND OVERROTATED IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID THE PAPI LIGHTS AND A TAXIWAY SIGN. HE STRUCK                                  THE TAXIWAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AT A SLOW SPEED AND HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AT A VERY SHALLOW ANGLE AND STRUCK TREES APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, CARTWHEELED AND BURNED.

## 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 SEA06FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA007), Oct 15, 2005: Piper PA-28-140 (N5FN), Everett, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate airspeed during his aborted landing takeoff/climb which lead to a series of stall/mushes and subsequent impact with trees. Contributing factors were the pilot's loss of…

## Other reports on N5FN (1)

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

- [Accident 19760705019359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705019359A), Jul 5, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N5FN), El Monte, CA, Substantial damage

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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