Piper PA-16 N5639H

Summary

On 6 December 2000 at about 19:10 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5639H was involved in an accident near Gleneden Beach, 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

6 December 2000 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Siletz Bay State Airport (S45)

Coordinates

44.8800, -124.0310

Aircraft

Piper PA-16

Registration

N5639H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Independence → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA01LA027

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive application of main wheel brakes. Factors include the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate remedial action during his attempt to regain control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing roll, the student pilot was unable to keep the tailwheel aircraft from drifting toward the edge of the runway. As the aircraft got closer to departing the runway, the pilot increased braking to a point that caused the aircraft to tip up on its nose and fall over onto its back.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.