# Accident 20161111021319A: Piper PA-28R-200, Puyallup, WA, November 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Pierce County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1039° N, 122.2872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1039&lon=-122.2872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9466K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9466K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 31 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161111021319A

## Narrative

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

APPLICANT DEMONSTRATING SHORTFIELD APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 17 DURING PRACTICAL TEST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW ON SHORT FINAL AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK AN OBJECT ALONG THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET NORTH OF THE THRESHOLD IN THE APPROACH AREA. THE OBJECT WAS A CAMERA UNIT THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES HIGH AND IS PAINTED IN BRIGHT ORANGE PLACED THERE BY THE AIRPORT OPERATOR, PIERCE COUNTY. THE FORCE OF STRIKING THE OBJECT CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO EXCEED ITS DESIGN LIMITS WHICH WILL REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIR AND IS CATEGORIZED AS 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 GAA17CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA072), Nov 11, 2016: Piper PA 28R (N9466K), Payallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airport’s failure to issue a NOTAM regarding the deployment of the traffic monitoring camera system before the accident, which resulted in the airplane striking the camera system during a…

## Other reports on N9466K (1)

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

- [Accident 20011109031429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011109031429A), Nov 9, 2001: Piper PA28R200 (N9466K), Puyallup, WA, No damage. (-23) Aircraft encountered helicopter rotor vortices during the landing flare at night.

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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