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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Wagoner, OK · October 16, 2016

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Date
October 16, 2016 · 13:00 local
Place
Wagoner, OK
Airport
Hefner-Easley
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8277P
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA037
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
730 total720 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N8277PRegistration cancelled Jul 25, 2019 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3529 · Built 1963Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The subject aircraft/owner was attempting a landing on runway 18 at the Hefner-Easley Airport. Two witnesses reported that upon hearing the radio call on final, observed the aircraft on what they described as ?coming down final in steps and not a stabilized approach?. They also stated that it appeared to be very ?rough and gusty? Then heard the tires at the first touchdown and then a second time. The aircraft went out of their view due to the runway rise, but heard the sounds of ?hollow metallic impacts?. The witnesses ran over to the aircraft that had come to rest facing easterly in a tree line of cedars and called 911. Upon reaching the aircraft, the pilot and his passenger had exited the aircraft and were uninjured.

The pilot privacy data omitted stated that they had departed? Kbbg branson flight -following VFR, gps-direct to H68, Wagoner, Oklahoma. Crosswind in route was approximately 24 knots altitude 6,500. We were handed off to tulsa approach and then released VFR 1200. We were on final, full flaps, 80 knots on touch down 18 center line when we experienced wind shear or micro-burst pushing the aircraft away from the center line non-correctable off the runway parallel where we encounter tall uncut grass with the left wing hitting small cedar tree that managed to get into the outer 1/3 of the wing causing the aircraft to rotate 90 degrees into the brush coming to a stop?.

No injuries, no post impact fire ensued. The aircraft had substantial damage to the left wing / spar and lower nose, the right main gear had collapsed and minor buckling of the empennage was noted. Fuel tanks were found to be near full.

As the FAA filed it

THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT/OWNER WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE HEFNER-EASLEY AIRPORT. TWO WITNESSES REPORTED THAT UPON HEARING THE RADIO CALL ON FINAL, OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS ?COMING DOWN FINAL IN STEPS AND NOT A STABILIZED APPROACH?. THEY ALSO STATED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE VERY ?ROUGH AND GUSTY? THEN HEARD THE TIRES AT THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN AND THEN A SECOND TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OUT OF THEIR VIEW DUE TO THE RUNWAY RISE, BUT HEARD THE SOUNDS OF ?HOLLOW METALLIC IMPACTS?. THE WITNESSES RAN OVER TO THE AIRCRAFT THAT HAD COME TO REST FACING EASTERLY IN A TREE LINE OF CEDARS AND CALLED 911. UPON REACHING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER HAD EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE UNINJURED.

THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THEY HAD DEPARTED? KBBG BRANSON FLIGHT -FOLLOWING VFR, GPS-DIRECT TO H68, WAGONER, OKLAHOMA. CROSSWIND IN ROUTE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24 KNOTS ALTITUDE 6,500. WE WERE HANDED OFF TO TULSA APPROACH AND THEN RELEASED VFR 1200. WE WERE ON FINAL, FULL FLAPS, 80 KNOTS ON TOUCH DOWN 18 CENTER LINE WHEN WE EXPERIENCED WIND SHEAR OR MICRO-BURST PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE CENTER LINE NON-CORRECTABLE OFF THE RUNWAY PARALLEL WHERE WE ENCOUNTER TALL UNCUT GRASS WITH THE LEFT WING HITTING SMALL CEDAR TREE THAT MANAGED TO GET INTO THE OUTER 1/3 OF THE WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE 90 DEGREES INTO THE BRUSH COMING TO A STOP?.

NO INJURIES, NO POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING / SPAR AND LOWER NOSE, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND MINOR BUCKLING OF THE EMPENNAGE WAS NOTED. FUEL TANKS WERE FOUND TO BE NEAR FULL.

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 GAA17CA037Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWagoner, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.Oct 16, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8277P · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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