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FAA accident report · Piper PA28160 · Terrell, TX · February 7, 2009

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Date
February 7, 2009 · 13:00 local
Place
Terrell, TX
Airport
Airpark East
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5303W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA166
Reported as
Piper PA28160
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
371 total8 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N5303WRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2012 · Piper PA-28S/N 28-354 · Built 1962Airframe modelPiper PA-28Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On February 07, 2009, a Piper, PA-28-160, N5303W, owned by privacy data omitted and being operated by pilot privacy data omitted, landed short of runway 13 at Airpark East, dallas, TX., (1F7) causing substantial damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries to the two persons on board and no post crash fire. The pilot stated that he was set up for short final on runway 13 at 80 mph, approximately 50 feet AGL when he experienced a windsheer causing a loss of altitude without warning. The terrain has an up graded slope just before runway 13 and a trees to the westside of the approach. The aircraft touched down hard approximately 100 feet short of the runway severing the right main landing gear, damaging two runway end lights, then continued on to the runway for approximately 50 feet coming to rest on the right side of runway 13. Other damage to the aircraft were the left main and nose landing gears, both flaps, firewall, engine mounts, and substantial damage to the fuselage belly. Weather from METAR ktrl 071853Z auto 20015G21KT 10SM OVC039 22/14 A3019 rmk AO2 SLP219 T02220139. privacy data omitted Has a third class medical dated 06-26-2008. Last annual inspection 02-06-2009.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 07, 2009, A PIPER, PA-28-160, N5303W, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND BEING OPERATED BY PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 13 AT AIRPARK EAST, DALLAS, TX., (1F7) CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD AND NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SET UP FOR SHORT FINAL ON RUNWAY 13 AT 80 MPH, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A WINDSHEER CAUSING A LOSS OF ALTITUDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE TERRAIN HAS AN UP GRADED SLOPE JUST BEFORE RUNWAY 13 AND A TREES TO THE WESTSIDE OF THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY SEVERING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, DAMAGING TWO RUNWAY END LIGHTS, THEN CONTINUED ON TO THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET COMING TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 13. OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WERE THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS, BOTH FLAPS, FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNTS, AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE BELLY. WEATHER FROM METAR KTRL 071853Z AUTO 20015G21KT 10SM OVC039 22/14 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP219 T02220139. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL DATED 06-26-2008. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION 02-06-2009.

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 CEN09CA166Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTerrell, TXThe commercial pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.Feb 7, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5303W · 1

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

Incident 19890326023929IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Columbia, MOAllowed aircraft to rock up on left main and nose gear on landing. Nosed up when nose gear collapsed. Blamed wind.Mar 26, 1989 · Minor damage