# Accident 20090207002479A: Piper PA28160, Terrell, TX, February 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2009, 13:00 local time
- Place: Terrell, TX
- Airport: Airpark East
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8083° N, 96.3511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8083&lon=-96.3511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5303W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5303W-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 371 total, 8 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090207002479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA166), Feb 7, 2009: Piper PA-28 (N5303W), Terrell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N5303W (1)

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

- [Incident 19890326023929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326023929I), Mar 26, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N5303W), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. Allowed aircraft to rock up on left main and nose gear on landing. Nosed up when nose gear collapsed. Blamed wind.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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