Piper PA-28-140 N7045R

Summary

On 19 June 1993 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N7045R, operated by Buck, Henry J., was involved in an accident near Wendover, Utah, 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

19 June 1993 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wendover, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Wendover (ENV)

Coordinates

40.9698, -111.5099

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N7045R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Buck, Henry J.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elko → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA93LA133

Nobody was injured.

THE STUDENT PILOT'S SELECTION OF A CLOSED RUNWAY FOR LANDING. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE STUDENT PILOT'S ANXIETY AND THE ROUGH LANDING SURFACE.

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THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A BALKED LANDING FOLLOWING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 3 AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY REMAINED IN THE PATTERN AND LINED UP TO LAND ON A CLOSED EAST/WEST RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR IMPACTED A HEAVE IN THE CONCRETE LANDING SURFACE AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. FAA OVERFLIGHT OF THE AIRPORT FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NINE X'ES VISIBLE ALONG THE CLOSED RUNWAY'S LENGTH. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE X'ES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THAT HE WAS ANXIOUS TO GET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND FOLLOWING THE BALKED LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.