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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Anadarko, OK · November 6, 2012

Date
November 6, 2012 · 12:45 local
Place
Anadarko, OK
Airport
Anadarko Municipal
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7337J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13FA051
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
479 total315 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During an attempted down wind landing to the south at Anadarko, OK, (F68) witness stated that the aircraft departed the left, (east) side of runway and the pilot aborted the landing and attempted a go around for a up wind landing. Per the local weather report the wind was switching from the sw to the nw at the time. During the attempted go around the pilot attempted to enter the pattern with a down wind heading of south. During what may have been his turn to final the aircraft was reported to drop the left wing and disappear from sight. The aircraft was at a low altitude but was observed by 2 witnesses.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AN ATTEMPTED DOWN WIND LANDING TO THE SOUTH AT ANADARKO, OK, (F68) WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT, (EAST) SIDE OF RUNWAY AND THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING AND ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND FOR A UP WIND LANDING. PER THE LOCAL WEATHER REPORT THE WIND WAS SWITCHING FROM THE SW TO THE NW AT THE TIME.DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE PATTERN WITH A DOWN WIND HEADING OF SOUTH. DURING WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN HIS TURN TO FINAL THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO DROP THE LEFT WING AND DISAPPEAR FROM SIGHT.THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT A LOW ALTITUDE BUT WAS OBSERVED BY 2 WITNESSES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

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