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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Sunnyside, WA · February 9, 2013

Date: February 9, 2013 · 12:30 local
Place: Sunnyside, WA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6726J
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13CA121
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,145 total

N6726JRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-24434 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was flying eastbound low over the I-82 freeway and struck a power line. Aircraft continued to fly, with an emergency landing to the north in a nearby city park. Aircraft struck a curb, then a tree on the right wing, went through a cyclone fence and came to rest in an empty lot on private property next to the park.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING EASTBOUND LOW OVER THE I-82 FREEWAY AND STRUCK A POWER LINE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLY, WITH AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO THE NORTH IN A NEARBY CITY PARK. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A CURB, THEN A TREE ON THE RIGHT WING, WENT THROUGH A CYCLONE FENCE AND CAME TO REST IN AN EMPTY LOT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY NEXT TO THE PARK.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR13CA121Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSunnyside, WAThe pilot’s inadequate vigilance while maneuvering at low altitude and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from power lines.Feb 9, 2013 · Substantial damage