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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-400 · Jackson, WY · May 1, 1998

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Date
May 1, 1998 · 10:30 local
Place
Jackson, WY
Airport
Jackson Hole
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8536P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA200
Reported as
Piper PA24400
Reported engine
Lycoming IO720A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
275 total35 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N8536PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-400S/N 26-117 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-24-400Engine modelLycoming IO-720 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed mid field. Overran runway. Blew both tires and folded left main gear trying to stop. (.4)the pilot said he was 'breaking in a new engine' and he did not reduce power fast enough. The airplane landed long on runway 18, which was 6,299 x 150 feet, asphalt, porous friction course overlay. He said he realized he was not going to be able to stop the airplane on the runway that remained, and also realized he did not have sufficient speed to abort the landing. Heavy braking caused the left tire to blow out, and the airplane departed the end of the runway. The left main landing gear collapsed when the airplane traversed a large dip at the end of the runway, and the airplane slid to a halt approximately 100 feet beyond. Airport officials reported finding 1,400 feet of skid marks. A light and variable wind was reported at the time of the accident. The pilot attributed the accident to his error in judgment. His recommendation: 'always land near the threshold, leaving as much runway as possible. Pretty basic.'

As the FAA filed it

LANDED MID FIELD. OVERRAN RUNWAY. BLEW BOTH TIRES AND FOLDED LEFT MAIN GEAR TRYING TO STOP. (.4)THE PILOT SAID HE WAS 'BREAKING IN A NEW ENGINE' AND HE DID NOT REDUCE POWER FAST ENOUGH. THE AIRPLANE LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY 18, WHICH WAS 6,299 X 150 FEET, ASPHALT, POROUS FRICTION COURSE OVERLAY. HE SAID HE REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY THAT REMAINED, AND ALSO REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT SPEED TO ABORT THE LANDING. HEAVY BRAKING CAUSED THE LEFT TIRE TO BLOW OUT, AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRPLANE TRAVERSED A LARGE DIP AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A HALT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEYOND. AIRPORT OFFICIALS REPORTED FINDING 1,400 FEET OF SKID MARKS. A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND WAS REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT ATTRIBUTED THE ACCIDENT TO HIS ERROR IN JUDGMENT. HIS RECOMMENDATION: 'ALWAYS LAND NEAR THE THRESHOLD, LEAVING AS MUCH RUNWAY AS POSSIBLE. PRETTY BASIC.'

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA200Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJackson, WYthe pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed, while approaching to land; his failure to attain a proper touchdown point for landing; and his failure to go around, while there was sufficient runway remaining. A related factor was the uneven terrain, which was…May 1, 1998 · Substantial damage