Piper PA-32R N4136S
15 January 2004 · Poynor, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 January 2004 at about 17:17 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N4136S was involved in an accident near Poynor, Texas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Poynor, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.0864, -95.5992
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N4136S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Poynor → Poynor
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW04CA061
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on final approach. A factor was the downdraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 5,217-hour pilot stated that on final approach to runway 17, he encountered a downdraft which caused the airplane to descend more rapidly than normal. The landing gear impacted a barbed wire fence, and the airplane landed approximately 7-feet short of the runway. Runway 17 was reported to be 3,200 feet long by 40 feet wide.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Picabo, Idaho, United States | Bob Cullen | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2004 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Dalhart, Texas, United States | Kenneth Green | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Rachel, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Big Pine, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 2004 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Harlan, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Dec 2004 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Glenwood, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2004 | Lockheed 1329-23E | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Bell 407 | Pyote, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Aug 2004 | Piper PA-60-601P | Lakeway, Texas, United States | Curtis Treadwell | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Dec 2004 | Mooney M20F | Fabens, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2004 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Bay View, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2004 | Air Tractor AT-401 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |