# Accident 20120608009569A: Piper PA-28-140, June 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7169° N, 113.9206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7169&lon=-113.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2839T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2839T-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,630 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120608009569A

## Narrative

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

AT 1600 MST THE PA-28 STRUCK A ROAD BANK WHILE TURNING AWAY FROM TURBULANCE.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT ALONGSIDE HIGHWAY 93 IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH ALL 3 LANDING GEAR LEGS, LANDING GEAR WAS SHARED OFF.  AIRCRAFT  SLIDE IN A NORTHWEST DIRECTION FOR APROXIMATLEY 250 FEET COMING TO REST NEAR HWY 93.  PILOT STATED BEFORE THE IMPACT THE STALL WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND THE THROTTLE WAS FULL IN. WITNESS MARKS FROM THE PROPELLER AND THE CONDITION OF THE PROPELLER INDICATES A HIGH POWER SETTING.

## 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 WPR12CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA209), Jun 8, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N2839T), Sula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain clearance from terrain while operating in a downdraft over mountainous 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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