SEKIU, WA, USA
N98350
PIPER PA-28-140
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE EN ROUTE TO HIS FINAL DESTINATION, THE WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT AND IN THE SURROUNDING AREA DETERIORATED. HE OPTED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE.
On August 6, 1995, at 1400 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28- 140, N98350, registered to and operated by a private owner as a 14 CFR Part 91 flight, collided with a telephone pole during a precautionary landing on a road near Sekiu, Washington. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private pilot and his three passengers were not injured. The flight had originated from Tofino, Canada, on August 6, 1995, at 1300, for the pleasure flight to Port Angeles, Washington. The pilot reported that while en route to Port Angeles, the weather deteriorated and he was unable to land at Port Angeles under visual conditions. The weather in the surrounding area deteriorated and the pilot stated that he decided to land the airplane on a highway before the airplane ran out of gas. During the landing roll, the left wing collided with a telephone pole. To this date, the pilot has not returned the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report Form.
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER NECESSITATING A LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. THE WEATHER WAS A FACTOR.
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