- Date
- October 5, 1984, 11:03 local (17:03 UTC)
- Place
- Silver City, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N707FLPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841005054609A
- Case key
- 16587
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Analysis
The plt stated after the accident that he was attempting to land on rwy 33. He continued to state that immediately prior to the landing flare, a 'terrific downdraft' forced the acft down on the rwy. The acft landed hard and the plt attempted a go-around. He said the acft 'did not fly right' after the initial hard bounce and veered to the right. The acft struck several fence post and settled to the ground. The wind was reported to be from 270 degrees at 5 KTS with 10 KTS gusts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N707FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287225305
- Airframe hours
- 2,424
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E20, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Warren Sparks
- Registered owner
- Warren Sparks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 27, 1984
- Departed
- Glendale, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 1E6 · Tuner Ridgeport, runway 33, 4,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 655 total · 632 in this make and model · 569 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.