# Accident 19850118001229A: Piper PA20, Wakeeney, KS, January 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1985, 13:15 local time
- Place: Wakeeney, KS
- Airport: Municipal Trego
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0202° N, 99.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0202&lon=-99.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5590H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5590H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 35 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850118001229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ONE MAIN GEAR RAN THRU SLUSH ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. THIS PULLED AIRCRAFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK..

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC85LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA054), Jan 18, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N5590H), Wa Keeney, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5590H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000731011389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000731011389A), Jul 31, 2000: Piper PA20 (N5590H), Kirksville, MO, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was landing at Kirksville, lost control, and ground looped the airplane. He said wind and weather were not a prooblem or fractor. He also…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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