# Accident 20180228012059A: Piper PA-28R-200, Milton Freewate, OR, February 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2018, 08:50 local time
- Place: Milton Freewate, OR
- Airport: Walla Walla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9269° N, 118.1308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9269&lon=-118.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323MQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323MQ-2019-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 173 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180228012059A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ON BOARD, AFTER COMPLETING THEIR PRACTICE OF COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS DECIDED TO DO SOME SIGHTSEEING. THEY DECIDED TO FLY UP A CANYON THAT ULTIMATLY NARROWED  PREVENTING THEM FROM MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN AND AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB FASTER THAN THE RISE OF TERRAIN. THEY IMPACTED TREES AND CAME TO REST ON A SNOWBANK.

## 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 GAA18CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA145), Feb 28, 2018: Piper PA28R (N323MQ), Milton-Freewater, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s and flight instructor’s improper decision to enter a canyon surrounded by steep rising terrain and their subsequent failure to maintain clearance from terrain while…

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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