# Accident 20100703039052A: Piper PA-25-235, Fairfield, PA, July 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2010, 13:15 local time
- Place: Fairfield, PA
- Airport: Mid Atlantic Soaring Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7793° N, 77.3607° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7793&lon=-77.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9809P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9809P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,284 total, 90 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100703039052A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT ON RUNWAY 33RPILOT GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT AT RUNWAY DEPARTURE END TO AVOID COLLISION WITH SPECTATORS GATHERED AT RUNWAY END AND STRUCK GLIDER PARKED ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 33R

## Other aircraft in the event

- N747GW, Schleicher ASW-27: [Accident 20100703039062A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100703039062A)

## 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 ERA10LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA345), Jul 3, 2010: Piper PA-25-235 (N9809P), Fairfield, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown point which resulted in an overrun.

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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