Piper PA-28-161 N8124H

Summary

On 5 April 1998 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8124H, operated by Texas Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Marietta, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were 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

5 April 1998 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Marietta, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

McGehee Restaurant (T40)

Coordinates

36.2607, -94.6906

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N8124H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Texas Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McKinney → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA172

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of aircraft.

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

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The pilot configured the airplane for a soft field landing (full flaps, airspeed 55 knots) on runway 17. The airplane touched down to the left of the runway centerline. During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the left, the left main wheel encountered soft mud and the wing struck a tree. The pilot reported the winds were from 150 degrees at 10 knots. Total flight time for the pilot was 112.8 hours of which 11.7 hours was in the accident airplane make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.