- Date
- July 27, 1985, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Leon, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8089CPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850727062429A
- Case key
- 33998
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that when he was on final apch to land, the acft encountered a downdraft & its rate of descent increased. He applied power to correct the situation, but the left main gear hit a fence post aprx 10 ft short of the rwy & failed. Subsequently, when the acft was landed, it settled on its left wing & was further damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8089C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7690102
- Airframe hours
- 1,430
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-AM4, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John J. Meyers
- Registered owner
- Whitfield Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1985 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- CNC · Chariton, IA
- Airport
- Marshall Warren Private, runway 18, 2,600 × 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 73 total · 8 in this make and model · 43 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.