- Date
- April 27, 1987, 12:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Blakely Island, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5185LPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870427012309A
- Case key
- 40619
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt landed with excess airspeed past the first third of the downhill runway. The aircraft bounced and the pilot added a little power. The aircraft then struck the runway with the nose gear. Since the plt feared going off the end of the runway into the water, the plt used excessive braking. The aircraft then veered to the left of the runway striking a tree with the left wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5185L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 284473
- Airframe hours
- 3,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- William J. Dallas
- Registered owner
- William J. Dallas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 11, 1987
- Departed
- BLE · Bellingham, WA
- Destination
- S08 · Blakely Island, WA
- Airport
- S08 · Blakely Island, runway 1, 2,000 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 137 total · 137 in this make and model · 97 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.