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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Oliver Springs, TN · October 18, 2009

Date: October 18, 2009 · 13:47 local
Place: Oliver Springs, TN
Airport: Oliver Springs
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7906W
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10FA020
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7906WRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2013 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-1936 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot landed long on wet/soggy grass strip. Pilot loss directional control of aircraft and slid into trees off the left side of the runway. Impact caused trees to penetrate cockpit area.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED LONG ON WET/SOGGY GRASS STRIP. PILOT LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND SLID INTO TREES OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IMPACT CAUSED TREES TO PENETRATE COCKPIT AREA.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA10FA020Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportOliver Springs, TNThe pilot's loss of directional control while landing on a wet turf runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a tree.Oct 18, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7906W · 2

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

Accident 20070815023149ALevel Off Touchdown · Tunica, MS(-23) On August 15, 2007, around 1355 local time the pilot in command of N7906W, PA-28-180, aircraft was on approach to runway 35 at the Tunica, MS (kuta) airport. The temperature at the time of the incident was 105 degrees. The pilot stated before touch down…Aug 15, 2007 · Minor damage Accident 19780129000939ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Stratford, CTDuring lndg roll PIC failed to maintain direction control. Winds ing to 20 KTS.Jan 29, 1978 · Substantial damage