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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Dresden, TN · August 9, 2008

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Date
August 9, 2008
Place
Dresden, TN
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9365W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC08CA278
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total35 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N9365WRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2013 · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-11055 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On August 9, 2008, at approximately 1100, privacy data omitted landed short of the runway into a cornfield at latham airport. privacy data omitted Stated that while he was on approach from the west he let the aircraft get to "low and to slow." At thirty feet short of runway 08 (grass runway) the aircraft descended into the cornfield and impacted the ground twenty feet short of the runway. The force of the hard landing caused the nose wheel strut to collapse. Once the aircraft reached the runway it veered to the right of center and preceded for 220 feet until the aircraft departed the runway. The aircraft continued for another 65 feet where it came to a rest. At the 110 foot mark the ground showed evidence of the propeller striking the ground. At the 200 foot mark the nose wheel was sheared off the aircraft and the nose impacted the ground resulting in a sudden stop of the engine. The aircraft received substantial damage to the engine firewall and the middle of the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 9, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY INTO A CORNFIELD AT LATHAM AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS ON APPROACH FROM THE WEST HE LET THE AIRCRAFT GET TO "LOW AND TO SLOW." AT THIRTY FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 08 (GRASS RUNWAY) THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO THE CORNFIELD AND IMPACTED THE GROUND TWENTY FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE FORCE OF THE HARD LANDING CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT TO COLLAPSE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE RUNWAY IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER AND PRECEDED FOR 220 FEET UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 65 FEET WHERE IT CAME TO A REST. AT THE 110 FOOT MARK THE GROUND SHOWED EVIDENCE OF THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. AT THE 200 FOOT MARK THE NOSE WHEEL WAS SHEARED OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN A SUDDEN STOP OF THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL AND THE MIDDLE OF THE RIGHT WING.

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 NYC08CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDresden, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance while on final approach.Aug 9, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9365W · 1

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

Accident 19740523013939ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Mansfield, IL1240FT rwy with grass 4 to 6 in hi. Hit ditch off e end of rwy.May 23, 1974 · Substantial damage