FTW83LA059

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28-140 · Solgohachia, AR · December 15, 1982

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
December 15, 1982, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
Place
Solgohachia, AR
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7325FPiper PA-28-140
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19821215065019A
Case key
72643

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll
Planned approach - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Proper touchdown point - exceededPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in command
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - tree(s)Factor

Analysis

Pilot overran runway and slid on grass into a tree. Pilot says he did not go-around because of rise in terrain.

Aircraft

Registration
N7325F
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Category
Airplane
Serial number
2825234
Airframe hours
27
Engine
Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Anthony M. Stelljes
Registered owner
Anthony M. Stelljes
Departed
C · Morrilton, AR
Destination
C · Solgohachia, AR
Airport
12 · Charles Wells, runway 11, 2,300 × 0 ft, grass/turf

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
31
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
829 total · 361 in this make and model · 742 as pilot in command · 79 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
315° at 15 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.