- Date
- August 5, 1984, 17:00 local (Aug 6, 1984, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Elk City, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9227WPiper PA-28-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840805038179A
- Case key
- 39983
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Analysis
The plt stated that while landing on the uphill curved airstrip a 30 knot tailwind gust occurred. Due to obstacled and the wind, the plt disregarded an aborted landing and continued straight ahead on the runway. The acft traveled off the departure end of the rwy, contacted a fence and nosed over in a ditch. The plt stated thunderstorms were in the areabut no wind was detected in the traffic pattern before landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9227W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-10895
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B4B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Colin Roads
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- S80 · Grangeville, ID
- Destination
- S90 · Elk City, ID
- Airport
- S90 · Elk City Airport, runway 15, 3,300 × 100 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,057 total · 154 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LWS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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