Piper PA-28-140 N4298T

Summary

On 28 March 1987 at about 19:40 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4298T was involved in an accident near Newberg, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 March 1987 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Newberg, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Sportsman (2S6)

Coordinates

45.3209, -122.9798

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N4298T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aurora → Newburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA87LA070

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SEATED AT THE CONTROLS IN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT WAS A PLT WHO HAD NOT FLOWN IN TEN YEARS. SEATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT WAS THE OWNER/STUDENT PLT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT ACCORDING TO THE PLT, WAS TO FAMILIARIZE THE PLT WITH THE ACFT SO THAT THE PLT COULD BECOME CURRENT AND QUALIFY FOR HIS BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER, THE PLT HAD JUST AGREED TO PURCHASE THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH EXCESS AIRSPEED AND A HARD BOUNCED LANDING OCCURRED. A LOSS OF CONTROL WAS IMMINENT. THE PLT REQUESTED THE OWNER/STUDENT TO TAKE COMMAND OF THE ACFT. THE STUDENT PLT TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND THE STUDENT PLT RAISED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT TOO HIGH RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AIRSPEED WITH A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK. A DEPARTURE STALL RESULTED WITH THE ACFT STRIKING THE GROUND OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 34.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.