Piper PA-28-140 N4998L

Summary

On 9 February 2008 at about 23:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4998L was involved in an accident near Dallas, Texas, United States. 3 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

9 February 2008 at 23:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Dallas, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.0300, -96.8093

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N4998L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gordonville → Dallas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA067

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delay in aborting the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was attempting to land a single-engine airplane on a 3,080-foot-long by 80-foot-wide asphalt runway, but made a higher than normal approach and touched down just beyond the runway numbers. During the landing roll-out, the pilot retracted the flaps and applied brake pressure, but determined there was insufficient runway length to safely stop the airplane and aborted the landing. The pilot added full power and attempted to take off again; however, there was not enough airspeed to maintain flight and the airplane struck two trees, then flew another 200 feet, before it came to rest on a parkway. The airplane's left and right wings sustained structural damage. In addition, the pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.