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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Lakeview, AR · April 7, 2006

Date: April 7, 2006
Place: Lakeview, AR
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4316T
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW06CA096
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total490 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N4316TRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2006 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7225137 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) April O7, 2006, N4316T a Piper PA-28-140, crashed just off the end of the runway at gaston's resort at Lakeview, AR. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. Pilot was airlifted to st. john's hospital in Missouri and both passengers were transported to baxter county hospital by ambulance. Witnesses stated that the aircraft appeared to have difficulty lifting off and that when it did become airborne the wings were rocking heavily. The aircraft was unable to gain altitude and contacted a tree several hundred yards past the end of the runway. As a result of the impact the right wing remained in the tree and the fuselage and left wing unattached struck the ground, all three occupants were able to evacuate the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APRIL O7, 2006, N4316T A PIPER PA-28-140, CRASHED JUST OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT GASTON'S RESORT AT LAKEVIEW, AR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. PILOT WAS AIRLIFTED TO ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL IN MISSOURI AND BOTH PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO BAXTER COUNTY HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY LIFTING OFF AND THAT WHEN IT DID BECOME AIRBORNE THE WINGS WERE ROCKING HEAVILY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND CONTACTED A TREE SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT THE RIGHT WING REMAINED IN THE TREE AND THE FUSELAGE AND LEFT WING UNATTACHED STRUCK THE GROUND, ALL THREE OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT.

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 DFW06CA096Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLakeview, ARThe pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.Apr 7, 2006 · Substantial damage