# Incident 20110806017879I: Piper PA-25-235, Virginia Beach, VA, August 6, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2011, 14:15 local time
- Place: Virginia Beach, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8529° N, 75.9780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Virginia Beach, VA, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8529&lon=-75.9780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9558P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9558P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110806017879I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS IN THE BANNER DROP PHASE OF HIS FLIGHT.  HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO SLOW.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED HARD WITH THE BANNER STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9558P (3)

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

- [Accident 19810911058589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810911058589A), Sep 11, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N9558P), Smithfield, VA, Substantial damage. Engine failed due to fuel contamination. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing.
- [Accident 19800823036899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823036899A), Aug 23, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N9558P), Henryetta, OK, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on takeoff. Aborted, ground-looped to avoid drop-off at end. Carb heat on. Loose p lead on mag.
- [Accident 19760811027499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760811027499A), Aug 11, 1976: Piper PA25235 (N9558P), Spearman, TX, Substantial damage. Oil rig near by.

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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