# Accident 19951018033029A: Piper PA24260, Wakeeney, KS, October 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1995, 12:45 local time
- Place: Wakeeney, KS
- Airport: Trego Wakeeney Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0197° N, 99.8703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0197&lon=-99.8703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8866P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8866P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,016 total, 959 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951018033029A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ASCERTAIN WIND DIRECTION TRIED LAND. GOT DOWNDRAFT. IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. HIGH SPEED STEEP BANK TURN.

## 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 CHI96LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA012), Oct 18, 1995: Piper PA-24-260 (N8866P), Wakeeney, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH TO REACH THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF…

## Other reports on N8866P (2)

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

- [Incident 19880406041519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880406041519I), Apr 6, 1988: Piper PA24260 (N8866P), Fullerton, CA. Made a hard and fast landing. Lost control of aircraft. Left tire departed runway. No damage.
- [Accident 19770307005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770307005139A), Mar 7, 1977: Piper PA24260 (N8866P), Eckley, CO, Substantial damage. Oil line P/N24884 failed. 33.61HRS on fcty new eng installed 1/25/77.

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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