- Date
- March 19, 1985, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wheeler, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7807WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850319014789A
- Case key
- 21703
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Analysis
According to the plt, en route deteriorating wx was experienced and he elected to land at Wheeler instead of his original dest, grandfield, OK. The acft was landed slightly fast and downwind. Winds were from 210 degrees at 15 gusting to 20. At the acft neared the north end of the rwy, the plt stated, the right brake pedal went soft. The landing was aborted with the application of full power. Once airborne the acft cleared a fence but would not climb fast enough to clear a line of trees. Realizing the acft would not clear the trees the plt reduced power and flew the acft in a ldg attitude into rough terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7807W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-1812
- Airframe hours
- 2,483
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William A. Jones
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1984 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- Guyman, OK
- Airport
- 3E9 · Holt, runway 34, 2,820 × 25 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 375 total · 68 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 76 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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