Piper PA-28-180 N3331R

Summary

On 22 August 1998 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N3331R was involved in an accident near Lapaz, Indiana, 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

22 August 1998 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lapaz, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Sherk Field (II38)

Coordinates

41.4598, -86.3104

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N3331R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valparaiso → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA329

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in landing on unsuitable terrain (wet, grass). Factors associated with the accident were the wet grass and the fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported the airplane would not slow down during the landing roll with the use of brakes. He reported that he did not retract the flaps and the grass was wet from the previous night's rain. He reported he initiated a turn to the right into longer grass and was starting to make a 180 degree turn when the airplane contacted a fence at the end of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.