# Accident 20090913051269A: Piper PA-20, Herlong, FL, September 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2009, 19:30 local time
- Place: Herlong, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2778° N, 81.8061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2778&lon=-81.8061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7705K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7705K-2014-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 55 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA548) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090913051269A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING ON GRASS RUNWAY, PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 7, PILOT PROCEEDED TO TAXI ON GRASS RUNWAY WHEN AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN AREA OF SOFT GROUND AND GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, RIGHT WING, AND RUDDER.  PILOT DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO NTSB NOR DID NOT FILE A REPORT WITH THE NTSB AS REQUIRED UNDER NTSB RULE 830.5

## 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 ERA09CA548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA548), Sep 13, 2009: Piper PA-20 (N7705K), Herlong, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper visual lookout while taxing on soft terrain.

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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