# NTSB Accident SEA01LA130
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 2001-07-13 · Tekoa, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA01LA130
- **Event ID:** 20010718X01450
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-07-13
- **Location:** Tekoa, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.239887, -117.110549
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N4920F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-current pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance with wheat crops on short final, and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action.  Factors included wheat crops and a dirt bank on short final, the runway's lack of a visual approach slope indicator installation, and a visual illusion (wheat crop matched background color) that impaired both pilots' ability to visually detect the wheat crops.

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