# Accident 20150609007599A: Piper PA-16, Hazen, AR, June 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2015, 21:45 local time
- Place: Hazen, AR
- Airport: Private Ag Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7128° N, 91.5297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7128&lon=-91.5297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5735H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5735H-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 236 total, 220 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150609007599A

## Narrative

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

HISTORY OF FLIGHT

ON JUNE 9, 2015, ABOUT 07:45 P.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1949 PIPER PA16 AIRPLANE, US REGISTRATION NUMBER N5735H, SERIAL NUMBER 16-347, IMPACTED TERRAIN ON LANDING APPROACH ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR TOWN OF HAZEN, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT ON THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED AND BEING OPERATED BY A PRIVATE CERTIFICATED MALE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT; NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HAZEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (6M0) AND WAS DESTINED FOR A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES SOUTH EAST.  THERE WERE NO OTHER WITNESSES.  ON INBOUND TO LAND, THE PILOT MADE THREE CIRCLING MANEUVERS BEFORE LOCATING THE RUNWAY.  ON APPROACH TO LAND HE HAD THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT.  WHEN THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT, HE LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A RICE FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND UPSIDE DOWN.

PILOT INFORMATION

THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND CERTIFICATE WITH A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT.  HIS LAST THIRD-CLASS FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, (FAA) MEDICAL WAS ISSUED ON 07/15/2013. A CURRENT PILOT LOGBOOK WAS AVAILABLE.

AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

THE 1949 PIPER PA16 AIRPLANE, US REGISTRATION NUMBER N5735, SERIAL NUMBER 16-347, IS A HIGH FIXED WING AIRCRAFT WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR, CONFIGURED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 2 OCCUPANTS.  CURRENT AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS WERE AVAILABLE.

## 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 GAA15CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA114), Jun 10, 2015: Piper PA 16 (N5735H), Tollville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare, which resulted in the airplane impacting a rice field and nosing 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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