# Accident 20220805014179A: Piper PA-28-160, White Salmon, WA, August 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2022, 09:00 local time
- Place: White Salmon, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8054° N, 121.5012° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8054&lon=-121.5012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7485R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7485R-2023-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 223 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220805014179A

## Narrative

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

PA28-160 2 PERSON ON BOARD. NO INJURIES/NO FATALITIES. DEPARTED W5Z ENROUTE TO WA66. DESCRIBED AS A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, REQUIRES A CALL AHEAD TO LAND. PILOT SAID UPON ARRIVAL, NOTED SPRINKLERS ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY, DECIDED TO LAND PAST SPRINKLERS. APPLIED BRAKES HARD, DETERMINED NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP, AND APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND, UNABLE TO ESTABLISH A CLIMB AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES ON THE DOWNHILL AREA ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO TREES REMOVING BOTH WINGS AND CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE.

PILOT SAID THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS DURING THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.

CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SPRING CREEK RANCH AIRPORT. HE DID TAKE A CALL FROM THE PILOT FOR PERMISSION TO LAND. I ASKED ABOUT SPRINKLERS ON THE RUNWAY, HE TOLD ME THERE WERE NO SPRINKLERS, THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT ANOTHER LOCATION, NOT HIS AIRPORT.

TRAVELED TO ACCIDENT SITE TO VIEW SITE IN PERSON, AS IT APPEARED TO BE A FARM FIELD ON GOOGLE MAPS. UPON ARRIVAL FOUND A MOWED GRASS STRIP BETWEEN TWO CROP FIELDS. ON THE L/H SIDE THERE WAS A BRIGHT ORANGE WINDSOCK, THE LANDING AREA HAD THE APPEARANCE OF AN AIRPORT. A RESIDENT SAID THAT IT WAS USED BY AN EXPERIMENTAL POWERED PARACHUTE FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. IT IS NOT ON ANY CHART AS AN AIRPORT FOR PUBLIC USE.

IT IS APPROXIMATELY 1100FT LONG, AND HAS A SLIGHT DIP IN THE TERRAIN. FROM THE TOP OF THE DIP TO THE DEPARTURE END IS ABOUT 204FT.

IN A PHONE CALL FROM THE PILOT, HE ADMITTED HE THOUGHT HE WAS AT SPRING CREEK RANCH AIRPORT (WA66) WHEN HE LANDED. HE REALIZED WHEN COMING TO THE TOP OF THE DIP IN THE TERRAIN THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ROOM TO STOP, APPLIED POWER AND TRIED TO ESTABLISH A POSITIVE CLIMB AND SETTLED INTO THE TREES ON THE DOWNHILL SLOPE OFF THE DEPARTURE END.

## 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 WPR22LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA294), Aug 5, 2022: Piper PA-28-160 (N7485R), White Salmon, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, and his delayed decision to go around which, resulted in a collision with trees.

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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