Piper PA-28 N5303W

Summary

On 7 February 2009 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5303W was involved in an accident near Terrell, 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.

Date

7 February 2009 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Terrell, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Airpark East Airport (1F7)

Coordinates

32.8083, -96.3511

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N5303W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Terrell → Terrell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA166

Nobody was injured.

The commercial pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was on final approach to landing on a 2,630 foot long by 30 foot wide asphalt runway with direct crosswinds at 15 knots, gusting to 21 knots. The airplane suddenly stalled and airplane crashed short of the threshold and bounced onto the runway causing substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and all three landing gear. The pilot reported that he had a total of eight hours in the same type or airplane, had flown a total on one hour in the past 90 days, and he had not completed flight review within the previous 24 calendar months. The two persons onboard reported they were not injured.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.