# Accident 20150215001679A: Piper PA-28-180, St. John, WA, February 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: St. John, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2261° N, 117.6214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2261&lon=-117.6214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7928W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7928W-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 90 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150215001679A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW OVER THE CANYON AT 800 FT. AGL HEADING NORTH. HE THEN FLEW A LOW PASS (APPROXIMATELY 120 FT AGL) FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IN ORDER TO VIEW A CABIN AT THE SOUTH END OF THE CANYON. DURING THE LOW PASS THE LEFT WING STRUCK AN UNMARKED POWER LINE STRETCHING FROM THE BLUFF TO THE VALLEY FLOOR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN REQUIRED LARGE RIGHT RUDDER INPUT BUT WOULD NOT FLY STRAIGHT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, WHERE, UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL SANK IN THE MUD AND SHEARED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK TO THE WING TIP. DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE MOUNT IN ADDITION TO THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 WPR15CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA107), Feb 15, 2015: Piper PA28 - 180 (N7928W), Garfield, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain clearance from a power line while maneuvering at a low altitude.

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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