Piper PA-28-140 N2328Q

Summary

On 12 August 1992 at about 19:05 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N2328Q, operated by Aaland, Steven R., was involved in an accident near Pacific City, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 August 1992 at 19:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Pacific City, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Pacific City (PFC)

Coordinates

45.1899, -123.9606

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N2328Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aaland, Steven R.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albany → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA92LA178

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO THE WIND AND THEN DELAYED IN ABORTING THE LANDING. THE TAILWIND WAS A FACTOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.