# Accident 19980102002289A: Piper PA34220T, Winterset, IA, January 2, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 2, 1998, 15:00 local time - Place: Winterset, IA - Airport: Winterset-Madison County Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.3292° N, 94.0106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3292&lon=-94.0106&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8350Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8350Z) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T - Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,908 total, 407 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA077) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980102002289A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. HIGH APPROACH SPEED LANDED LONG. TURNED ONTO WET GRASS AT END OF RUNWAY AND SLID INTO DITCH. UNFAMILIAR WITH RUNWAY (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, HE KEPT THE AIRSPEED AT 110 KNOTS, BECAUSE THE RIDE WAS VERY ROUGH. THE AIRPLANE'S AIRSPEED CROSSING THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD WAS 100 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1,000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE, HE NOTICED THAT HE HAD NO PRESSURE ON THE LEFT BRAKE PEDAL. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE PUMPED THE PEDAL THREE TIMES, AND THEN REAPPLIED THE BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOW THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. JUST BEFORE REACHING THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD, THE PILOT SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT SWERVED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT IN HOPES OF TURNING ONTO THE GRASS. THE AIRPLANE SLID SIDEWAYS IN THE GRASS CRASHING INTO A FENCE AND COMING TO REST IN A DITCH. EXAMINATION OF THE RUNWAY REVEALED TIRE MARKS BEGINNING A THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN FROM THE APPROACH END, AND RUNNING EVENLY DOWN THE RUNWAY UNTIL DEPARTING THE PREPARED SURFACE. TIRE IMPRESSIONS IN THE GRASS CONTINUED FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY, VEERING LEFT, AND ENDIGN AT THE SPOT WHERE THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST. EXAMINATION ON THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. ## 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 CHI98LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA077), Jan 2, 1998: Piper PA-34-220T (N8350Z), Winterset, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudging his airspeed on final approach, resulting in a long touchdown and insufficient distance to stop on the remaining runway available. ## Other reports on N8350Z (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20240831012499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240831012499I), Aug 31, 2024: Piper PA-34-220T (N8350Z), Galliano, LA, Minor damage. The pilot had landed at the airport to refuel. After refueling during taxi to take off at about 5KNTS the nose landing gear collapsed. Investigation discovered… - [Incident 20210401001289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210401001289I), Apr 1, 2021: Piper PA-34-220T (N8350Z), Slidell, LA, Minor damage. After landing rwy 36 at kasd, the aircraft exited the rwy by making a LH turn at the third cutout, followed by a full stop to perform a post landing checklist.… - [Incident 19910715033809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910715033809I), Jul 15, 1991: Piper PA34220T (N8350Z), Macon, GA, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed gear up. Bolt attaching shimmy damper to trunnion arm improperly installed. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.