Piper PA-20 N7076K

Summary

On 25 May 2008 at about 19:45 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N7076K was involved in an accident near Fields, Oregon, 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

25 May 2008 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Fields, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

42.3333, -118.3333

Aircraft

Piper PA-20

Registration

N7076K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denio → Fields

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA08CA141

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the approach. Contributing to the accident was a windshear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that on final approach to the unimproved landing site, at about 50 feet above ground level, he detected a "sinking feeling," followed by a "drastic" loss of airspeed. The pilot stated that he applied full throttle in an attempt to go around, but the sinking continued and the airplane "pancaked" onto the ground. The pilot reported that he had not encountered any turbulence during the flight, but there were [rain] showers within approximately 10 miles of the landing site. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident. The airplane received substantial damage to both main landing gear and the fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.