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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Hector, AR · October 14, 2013

Date
October 14, 2013 · 17:00 local
Place
Hector, AR
Airport
Russellville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5605V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14LA030
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
604 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 10/14/2013, N5605V standard certified aircraft operated by a private rated pilot with a 2nd class (commercial) medical, lost engine power, then proceeded to land on cannady flat road, Hector Arkansas. While landing, the left wing caught a power line. When the aircraft touched down, the right landing gear collapsed and the aircraft hit a telephone pole. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/14/2013, N5605V STANDARD CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY A PRIVATE RATED PILOT WITH A 2ND CLASS (COMMERCIAL) MEDICAL, LOST ENGINE POWER, THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND ON CANNADY FLAT ROAD, HECTOR ARKANSAS. WHILE LANDING, THE LEFT WING CAUGHT A POWER LINE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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