# NTSB NYC00LA158: Piper PA-32R-301T, N8197W, Wauseon, OH, June 12, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 12, 2000, 07:20 local (11:20 UTC) - Place: Wauseon, OH - Coordinates: 41.549346, -84.140045 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5493&lon=-84.1400&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 8, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49411 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC00LA158 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49411/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA158 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis While executing a non-precision approach, the pilot flew over the centerline of the runway and made a 180-degree turn to land on the reciprocal runway. During the turn, the pilot overshot the extended centerline. While maneuvering back to the runway centerline, the airplane stalled just above the runway and impacted the ground, before coming rest in a water drainage ditch. After the accident, the pilot stated that his airspeed was 'about 80 knots but less because stalled about then.' ## Factual narrative On June 12, 2000, about 0720 Eastern Daylight Time, a Piper PA-32R-301T, N8197W, was substantially damaged while landing at the Fulton County Airport, Wauseon, Ohio. The certificated private pilot and two passengers were not injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, he executed the NDB approach to Runway 27, flew over the centerline of the runway and made a 180-degree turn to land on Runway 09. During the turn, the pilot overshot the extended centerline of Runway 09 and attempted to realign the airplane to the runway centerline. While maneuvering back to the runway centerline, the airplane stalled just above the runway and impacted the ground. The airplane touched down on all three landing gear, slid sideways and came to rest in a water drainage ditch. The pilot estimated that the cloud bases at the time of the accident were about 650 feet above the ground and 1 mile of visibility with heavy rain. After the accident, the pilot stated to an Ohio State Police officer that his airspeed was "about 80 knots but less because stalled about then." When interviewed by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot stated that he did not recall hearing the stall warning horn or what his airspeed was while maneuvering. At 0700, the reported weather at an airport located 15 miles to the west of the accident site was: winds from 100 degrees at 8 knots; 1 3/4 miles of visibility with light rain and mist; overcast clouds at 300 feet. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8197W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8197W), registered now, S/N 32R-8029050, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-32R-301T (PA-32R-301) - Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (registry code 7103220) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 32R8029050 - Airframe hours: 3343 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD 301 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Timothy R. Worline - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 17, 2000 - Departed: CYPQ, PETERBOROUGH - Destination: USE - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: USE, Fulton County Airport, runway 9, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 679 total, 288 in this make and model, 566 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 8 knots - Visibility: 1.75 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 300 ft overcast - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: TOL, 15 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000612009199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000612009199A), Jun 12, 2000: Piper PA32R301T, Wauseon, OH, No damage. (-23) On June 12, 2000, aviation safety inspectors kris palcho (op's), kenneth shauman (a/w), and david pesarchick (avionics) of the cleveland flight standards… ## Other investigations on N8197W (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 WPR13LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA237), May 19, 2013: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8197W), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the alternator and/or battery, which prevented the operation of the landing gear extension system and resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing during the landing roll. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.