Piper PA28 N55502
7 February 2009 · Fairmont, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 February 2009 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N55502 was involved in an incident near Fairmont, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Fairmont, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fairmont State Airfield (KFMZ)
- Coordinates
- 40.5733, -97.5689
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N55502
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hebron → Fairmont
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09IA161
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Both pilots' failure to see and avoid the other aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of N55502, a low-wing airplane, said that he was on final approach at about 400 feet above ground level when he felt a mild jolt and heard a noise. The pilot discovered a flat tire immediately after touchdown, but taxied to the ramp in that condition. The pilot said he was not aware of the collision until after the postflight inspections of both airplanes. The pilot of the other airplane, N5757G, a high-wing airplane, said that he saw the other airplane immediately after the collision and that he landed second and followed N55502 to the ramp. N55502 sustained minor damage to the left main gear wheel pant and left main tire. N5757G sustained minor damage to both propeller tips and superficial damage to the top of the right wing. Both pilots said that they had flown a standard traffic pattern and that they had been making position announcements on the multicom radio frequency of 122.900.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA28 180 | N55502 | - | Minor |
| Cessna 150 K | N5757G | - | Minor |
Other Piper PA28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2009 | Piper PA28 | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2009 | Piper PA28 | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States | John T. Bouley | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2009 | Piper PA28 | Lebanon, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2009 | Piper PA28 | Malvern, Arkansas, United States | Carl E. Cook | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2009 | Piper PA28-151 | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | Plane Nonsense Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2009 | Piper PA28-236 | Pomona, California, United States | Charles W Shaffer | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2009 | Peterson Allen L DRAGONFLY II | Arthur, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Aug 2009 | Cessna 182 | Weeping Water, Nebraska, United States | Lincoln Sport Parachute Club Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2009 | Beechcraft TC-45J | Verdel, Nebraska, United States | Nielsen Richard D | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 2009 | Piper PA-18A | Wood Lake, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2009 | Luscombe 8E | Weeping Water, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2009 | Piper PA-18-150 | Bingham, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |