Piper J5 N35588

Summary

On 27 January 2006 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper J5 registered N35588 was involved in an accident near Carefree, Arizona, 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

27 January 2006 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Carefree, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.9344, -112.5086

Aircraft

Piper J5

Registration

N35588

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wickenburg → Carefree

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX06CA083

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for the precautionary landing and failure to avoid obstacles during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane struck a log during landing rollout in a dry riverbed. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was notified that an airplane had been seen in a dry riverbed. FAA inspectors went to the site the next day and found the airplane in the riverbed with a collapsed right landing gear strut. They found tracks in a straight line from the touchdown point to the impact point with no indications of a turn. The pilot said he made a precautionary landing in the dry riverbed to troubleshoot engine problems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.