Piper PA-28-140 N4316T

Summary

On 7 April 2006 at about 17:19 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4316T, operated by Mark D WIllis, was involved in an accident near Lakeview, Arkansas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 April 2006 at 17:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeview, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Gastons Airport (K3MO)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N4316T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mark D WIllis

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeview → Harrison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW06CA096

3 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.

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

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The 700-hour private pilot of the single-engine airplane collided with trees and terrain at the departure end of runway 06 while attempting to depart the 3,200-foot long, by 55-foot wide turf runway with a 17 knot tailwind. The pilot reported that he encountered a wind reversal at treetop level. The pilot further reported that the airplane began "mushing forward on the edge of a stall" while in a nose high attitude. The airplane subsequently collided with a tree and came to rest in a large tree. At 1153, a weather reporting facility located approximately five miles east of the accident site reported wind from 240 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 17 knots. The pilot added that the "visibility was good, but the atmosphere was turbulent and unstable." Runway 06 features 30-foot tall trees on the left side and the departure end on the runway. The published airport procedures for obstacle clearance at the accident airport was to use of runway 06 for departures and runway 24 for arrivals.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.