Piper PA-28-235 N9365W

Summary

On 9 August 2008 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N9365W was involved in an accident near Dresden, Tennessee, 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

9 August 2008 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Dresden, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Latham (NONE)

Coordinates

36.2875, -88.7087

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-235

Registration

N9365W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McKinnon → Dresden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA278

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance while on final approach.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the Piper PA-28-235, was on final approach to land on a 1,640-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, turf runway, at a private airport. The pilot stated that he encountered a downdraft, which caused the airplane to settle into a cornfield, 30 feet prior to the runway threshold. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall, fuselage, and both wings. The pilot reported that the wind at the time of the accident was from 260 degrees, at 1 knot, with no gusts. He further reported 370 hours of total flight experience, which included 32 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.