Piper PA 28R N9466K
11 November 2016 · Payallup, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 November 2016 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA 28R registered N9466K, operated by Spanaflight LLC, was involved in an accident near Payallup, Washington, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Payallup, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pierce County - Thun Field (PLU)
- Coordinates
- 47.1039, -122.2872
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 28R
- Registration
- N9466K
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1976
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spanaflight LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Puyallup → Puyallup
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA072
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The airport’s failure to issue a NOTAM regarding the deployment of the traffic monitoring camera system before the accident, which resulted in the airplane striking the camera system during a short-field approach and landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot under examination, he was to accomplish a short-field landing to the runway 17 numbers during his single-engine airplane flight instructor practical examination. He reported that, during the transition from final to the flare, the bottom of the fuselage struck an aircraft traffic monitoring camera system. The camera system was located about 125 ft north of the runway 17 threshold and was about 8 inches high. After striking the camera, the pilot added power and landed the airplane on the runway 17 numbers. There were no NOTAMs regarding the use of the aircraft traffic monitoring camera system issued at the time of the accident. However, the next day, the airport manager issued a NOTAM regarding the deployment of the camera system. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2016 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Halden, Norway | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Piper PA 28R-201 | Esperance, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Dec 2016 | Piper PA 28R-200 | Vienna, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Sep 2016 | Piper PA 28R-201T | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Jun 2016 | Piper PA 28R-200 | Bowie, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2016 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Bowling Green, Ohio, United States | Bowling Green Flight Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
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