Accident Piper PA-28R-180 N4974J, Saturday 4 April 1987

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Date:	Saturday 4 April 1987
Time:	13:30 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28R-180
Owner/operator:	Hester Aircraft Service
Registration:	N4974J
MSN:	28R-30726
Total airframe hrs:	2839 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-B1E
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Lebanon, TN - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Sparta, TN (KSRB)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A VFR PATTERN FOR LANDING ON RWY 18 AT HIS DESTINATION. THE WIND WAS 'HARD' AND 'STRAIGHT DOWN THE RWY.' HE REPORTED THAT, 'ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE WIND QUIT AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO FALL.' THE ACFT HIT HARD SHORT OF THE RWY, BOUNCED, STRUCK A VASI LIGHT, CROSSED A DITCH, A TAXIWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9 DAYS LATER.

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