SEA92LA178

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28-140 · Pacific City, OR · August 12, 1992

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 12, 1992, 12:05 local (19:05 UTC)
Place
Pacific City, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2328QPiper PA-28-140
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1993
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19920812031199A
Case key
42875

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Probable cause

The pilot selected the wrong runway relative to the wind and then delayed in aborting the landing. The tailwind was a factor.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - aborted
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Wrong runway - selectedPilot in commandCause
Aborted landing - delayedPilot in commandCause
Object - fence post

Analysis

At the end of a cross country pleasure flight, the pilot set-up for a landing on runway 14. While on downwind, the pilot noted that the wind sock was limp, so he decided to make a 180 degree turn and land on runway 32. After the airplane touched down, the pilot felt the airplane being pushed by a tailwind. The airplane became airborne and the pilot forced the airplane back to the runway. The pilot applied brakes; however, the airplane began to skid. Seeing that he was running out of runway to stop, and anticipating an accident, the pilot applied full power to clear a two foot fence at the end of the runway, and a public road that runs perpendicular to the runway; however, the left horizontal stabilizer contacted the fence. The airplane continued over the road and the left wing contacted, and was separated by, a car parked next to a building approximately 100 feet from the end of the runway. The airplane continued along the side of the building, contacting the northeast corner. The airplane then came to rest on its left side.

Aircraft

Registration
N2328Q
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28-7725194
Airframe hours
2,627
Engine
Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Aaland, Steven R.
Registered owner
Aaland, Steven R.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · April 21, 1992 · 22 hours before
Departed
S12 · Albany, OR
Airport
PFC · Pacific City, runway 32, 1,875 × 30 ft, asphalt

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
41
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
306 total · 254 in this make and model · 244 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
30 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
81 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.