Piper PA-28-181 N8233A

Summary

On 28 July 1991 at about 01:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N8233A, operated by Westex Aircraft, Inc., was involved in an accident near Heber Springs, Arkansas, United States. 4 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

28 July 1991 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Heber Springs, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Tannenbaum (NONE)

Coordinates

35.6604, -91.9310

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N8233A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Westex Aircraft, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lawton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW91LA128

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S TOUCHDOWN AT AN IMPROPER POINT ON THE AIRSTRIP. A FACTOR WAS THE WET DOWNSLOPING GRASS AIRSTRIP.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT LANDED 1,350 FEET DOWN A 2,700 FOOT WET, GRASS, DOWNSLOPING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SWERVED UPON BRAKE APPLICATION AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WHICH WAS CORRECTED BY RUDDER APPLICATION. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST IN THE TREES. ACCORDING TO THE PA-28-181 LANDING GROUND ROLL CHART, THE STOPPING DISTANCE FOR A PAVED, LEVEL, DRY RUNWAY IS 980 FEET. THE CHART DOES NOT ADDRESS RUNWAY SLOPE, WET RUNWAYS, OR GRASS RUNWAYS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.