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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Du Bois, PA · June 5, 2006

Date
June 5, 2006 · 17:15 local
Place
Du Bois, PA
Airport
Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1654B
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC06LA139
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
604 total300 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) General aviation accident, dubois Jefferson county airport, PA, 6/5/06, N1654B, a PA-28-180, crashed on runway 07, at 1515 dst. Local authorities responded and reported the two occupants on board were transported to the hospital. Further investigation by this office revealed that the pilot-in-command, privacy data omitted was landing when the aircraft experienced wind shear in the flare, stalled and crashed approximately 1,000 feet down runway 07. The aircraft's nose pitched down hitting the runway, snapping off the nose wheel assembly and right main wheel. Shortly after coming to rest on the right side of runway 07, the aircraft caught fire from the right wing's ruptured fuel tank. Passenger privacy data omitted was able to escape the burning aircraft through the opened passenger door and freed trapped pilot, privacy data omitted via the pilot's side window. Submission of the 8020-23 form closes this accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENT, DUBOIS JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, PA, 6/5/06, N1654B, A PA-28-180, CRASHED ON RUNWAY 07, AT 1515 DST. LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND REPORTED THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE REVEALED THAT THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WAS LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED WIND SHEAR IN THE FLARE, STALLED AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 07. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE PITCHED DOWN HITTING THE RUNWAY, SNAPPING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND RIGHT MAIN WHEEL. SHORTLY AFTER COMING TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 07, THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE RIGHT WING'S RUPTURED FUEL TANK. PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE THE BURNING AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE OPENED PASSENGER DOOR AND FREED TRAPPED PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA^ VIA THE PILOT'S SIDE WINDOW. SUBMISSION OF THE 8020-23 FORM CLOSES THIS ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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