Piper PA20-UNDESIGNAT N7462K

Summary

On 3 August 2014 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA20-UNDESIGNAT registered N7462K, operated by Graham L Goad, was involved in an accident near Dayton, Oregon, 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

3 August 2014 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dayton, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

45.1792, -123.1978

Aircraft

Piper PA20-UNDESIGNAT

Registration

N7462K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1950

Engines

1

Operator

Graham L Goad

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McMinnville → McMinnville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA326

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land on an unsuitable surface, which resulted in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had made 3 landings at unimproved landing sites on the morning prior to the accident with no issues. Subsequently, while landing on a gravel beach and after the main landing gear touched down with the tail wheel still elevated above the terrain, both main landing gear sank into a soft spot in the gravel; the airplane stopped and nosed over. The substantial damage to the airplane included the engine mount, front wing struts, the top of the rudder, and wing ribs being bent. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.