# Accident 20060315003599A: Piper PA28140, Gentry, AR, March 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2006, 06:30 local time
- Place: Gentry, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1883° N, 94.4872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1883&lon=-94.4872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5537F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5537F-2008-05-14) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 66 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060315003599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 15, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 0620 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ DEPARTED SLG IN HIS PA 28 CHEROKEE 140 ENROUTE TO GMJ. ON THE WAY TO FINAL DESTINATION HE SIMULATED A LOW APPROACH AT HIS PROPERTY IN ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WHERE HE IS CURRENTLY IN WORK ON BUILDING A GRASS RUNWAY. WHILE ON HIS SIMULATED APPROACH HE ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE POWER TO CLIMB BACK UP AND THE ENGINE POWER DID NOT INCREASE. AT THAT POINT HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND CAME UP SHORT HITTING A BARBED WIRE FENCE. AFTER HITTING THE FENCE THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE FINALLY WENT WIDE OPEN. HE THEN PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK BUT ENDED UP GOING THROUGH ANOTHER FENCE AND HIT TREE STUMPS WITH BOTH WINGS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ SHUT OFF THE MAGS AND MASTER SWITCH. HE ALSO SHUT THE ELT OFF.

## 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 DFW06CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA084), Mar 15, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N5537F), Cherokee City, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N5537F (1)

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

- [Accident 19770116000719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770116000719A), Jan 16, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N5537F), Wetumpka, AL, Substantial damage. Instructor pilot lost directional control while demonstrating crosswind ldg technique

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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