# Accident 20090612053889A: Piper PA-36-285, Clark, SD, June 12, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2009, 10:15 local time
- Place: Clark, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: O2HG
- Location: 44.8947° N, 97.7111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8947&lon=-97.7111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57625, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57625) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36-285
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 6-285-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA616](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA616) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090612053889A

## Narrative

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

6/12/2009 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW N57625 UNDER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PART 137 CERTIFICATE O2HG PERFORMING AGRICULTURE SPRAY OPERATIONS.  HE DEPARTED 8D7 AIRPORT AROUND 1015 CDT WITH 120 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL.  DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS HE WAS DISTRACTED SETTING THE TRIMBLE GPS SYSTEM AND STRUCK A ROAD AT THE END OF THE FIELD RIPPING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  HE DUMPED HIS LOAD AND FLEW BACK TO 8D7 AIRPORT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT ANY INJURIES.  THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT AS HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AND DID NOT EVEN HAVE TIME TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT.  HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE DAMAGE AND THEREFORE DID NOT REPORT IT.   THIS ACCIDENT WAS ANNONYMOUSLY REPORTED  MARCH 2010 NINE MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT .

## 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 CEN09CA616](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA616), Jun 12, 2009: Piper PA-36-285 (N57625), Clark, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from a levy.

## Other reports on N57625 (1)

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

- [Incident 20140731017679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140731017679I), Jul 31, 2014: Piper PA-36-285 (N57625), Seneca, KS, No damage. The pilot was making an aerial application to a field and was making a clean-up pass parallel to a gravel road. He saw a powerline and pulled up sharply. He…

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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