20140803011949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Dayton, OR · August 3, 2014

Date: August 3, 2014 · 10:00 local
Place: Dayton, OR
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7462K
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14CA326
Reported as: Piper PA-20
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total750 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N7462KRegistered now · Piper PA-20S/N 20-373 · Built 1950 Airframe modelPiper PA-20 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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.

While attempting to make the third landing on a willamette river island (45.13.03W ? 123.02.54N) directly east of the town of Dayton Oregon, the pilot touched down in the soft sand. The aircraft began to slow and quickly became uncontrollable. The aircraft flipped tail over nose, coming to rest on its back causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THE THIRD LANDING ON A WILLAMETTE RIVER ISLAND (45.13.03W ? 123.02.54N) DIRECTLY EAST OF THE TOWN OF DAYTON OREGON, THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SOFT SAND. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLOW AND QUICKLY BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED TAIL OVER NOSE, COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 WPR14CA326Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDayton, ORThe pilot's decision to land on an unsuitable surface, which resulted in a nose over.Aug 3, 2014 · Substantial damage