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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Williamsburg, VA · June 11, 2016

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Date: June 11, 2016 · 09:40 local
Place: Williamsburg, VA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9297J
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 144 total70 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N9297JRegistration cancelled Dec 20, 2018 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3387 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The aircraft clipped the trees off the left side of the runway about 360 yards from the beginning of the runway at about 70 degrees off of runway heading. The aircraft continued through the trees for about 150 feet and came to rest upside down going down a hill with an aircraft heading of 200°. The left wing was sheared off when it came in contact with a tree. Engine mounts broke on impact and the engine was separated from the firewall approximately 1.5 feet.

Flight control continuity was verified during wreckage inspection. The fuel selector was in the left position. The ignition was on and the carb heat was off. The throttle and mixture were in the full on/rich positions, although this could have been from the engine separating from the aircraft. The fuel pump switch was on and the flaps were at the first notch (10 degrees). All spark plugs were inspected and found to be in normal condition. Both magnetos were check and found to be in proper working order.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED THE TREES OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 360 YARDS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 70 DEGREES OFF OF RUNWAY HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE TREES FOR ABOUT 150 FEET AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN GOING DOWN A HILL WITH AN AIRCRAFT HEADING OF 200°. THE LEFT WING WAS SHEARED OFF WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TREE. ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE ON IMPACT AND THE ENGINE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FIREWALL APPROXIMATELY 1.5 FEET.

FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED DURING WRECKAGE INSPECTION. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE LEFT POSITION. THE IGNITION WAS ON AND THE CARB HEAT WAS OFF. THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE WERE IN THE FULL ON/RICH POSITIONS, ALTHOUGH THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE ENGINE SEPARATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE FUEL PUMP SWITCH WAS ON AND THE FLAPS WERE AT THE FIRST NOTCH (10 DEGREES). ALL SPARK PLUGS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN NORMAL CONDITION. BOTH MAGNETOS WERE CHECK AND FOUND TO BE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER.