# Accident 20140803011949A: Piper PA-20, Dayton, OR, August 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2014, 10:00 local time
- Place: Dayton, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1792° N, 123.1978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1792&lon=-123.1978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7462K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7462K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 750 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140803011949A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14CA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA326), Aug 3, 2014: Piper PA20 - Undesignat (N7462K), Dayton, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on an unsuitable surface, which resulted in a nose over.

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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