20070712017239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Enterprise, AL · July 12, 2007

Date
July 12, 2007 · 15:35 local
Place
Enterprise, AL
Airport
Enterprise Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4043P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07LA166
Reported as
Piper PA23160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,460 total15 in this make and model15 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) During landing, the aircraft crashed on the left side of runway 05 at Enterprise, Alabama (edn) due to an uncommanded feathering of the left propeller, causing substantial damage to the aircraft and minor injuries to the flight crew.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 05 AT ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA (EDN) DUE TO AN UNCOMMANDED FEATHERING OF THE LEFT PROPELLER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW.

NTSB investigation

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