Piper PA-28-160 N7485R

Summary

On 5 August 2022 at about 15:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-160 registered N7485R was involved in an accident near White Salmon, 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.

Date

5 August 2022 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

White Salmon, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Port Elsner (75WA)

Coordinates

45.8054, -121.5012

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-160

Registration

N7485R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1961

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Battle Ground → White Salmon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA294

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, and his delayed decision to go around which, resulted in a collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, he touched down “a little far” on the wet grass airstrip. Braking action did not work well so he made the decision to go around, however it was too late, and the airplane collided with trees at the end of the airstrip. The wings and horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.