Piper PA-30 N8574Y

Summary

On 22 July 2012 at about 02:00 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8574Y, operated by Callon David G, was involved in an accident near Yelm, Washington, 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

22 July 2012 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Yelm, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Western Airpark (06WN)

Coordinates

46.9247, -122.5528

Aircraft

Piper PA-30

Registration

N8574Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Callon David G

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Toledo → Yelm

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA320

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on approach and his inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was landing the twin-engine airplane on the runway, which was bordered by trees. After the airplane cleared the trees on the approach, he "pointed the airplane down." About 50 feet above the ground, the pilot began a flare for landing; however, the airplane did not respond and continued to descend at a steep rate until it impacted the runway’s displaced threshold. The airplane subsequently veered off the right side of the runway. During the accident sequence, the right main gear and nose gear collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and empennage. The pilot later reported that he allowed the airplane to get too slow on the approach. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.