| Crash location | 38.423056°N, 88.714722°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Dresden, TN
36.291451°N, 88.708112°W 147.3 miles away |
| Tail number | N9365W |
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| Accident date | 09 Aug 2008 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-28-235 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot of the Piper PA-28-235, was on final approach to land on a 1,640-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, turf runway, at a private airport. The pilot stated that he encountered a downdraft, which caused the airplane to settle into a cornfield, 30 feet prior to the runway threshold. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall, fuselage, and both wings. The pilot reported that the wind at the time of the accident was from 260 degrees, at 1 knot, with no gusts. He further reported 370 hours of total flight experience, which included 32 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane.
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance while on final approach.