19980824022269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Middlesboro, KY · August 24, 1998

Date
August 24, 1998 · 17:00 local
Place
Middlesboro, KY
Airport
Middlesboro-Bell County Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N525WA
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC98LA174
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360E
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,251 total550 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Acft landed blew a tire ran off the rwy into the grass, landing gear collapsed. Acft came to rest on its left side. (.4)the airplane was landing on runway 10, a 3,630 foot long, asphalt runway. The airplane touched down on approximately the last 800 feet of the runway as the airplane traveled down the runway, a witness observed smoke emanating from its tires. The airplane went off the end of the runway, traveled onto a grass area where its landing gear collapsed, and slid to a stop. Tire skid marks were observed about 2,800 feet from the runway threshold. The tire marks twisted at the end of the runway before entering the grass area. Examination of the wreckage by an FAA inspector did not disclose evidence of any pre-impact abnormalities of the airframe or engine. Winds reported at an airport about 33 miles north-northwest of the accident site, were from 230 degrees at 10 knots, with 14 knots gusts. (-23) landed on last 800' of runway. Ran off end.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED BLEW A TIRE RAN OFF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS, LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. ACFT CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. (.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 10, A 3,630 FOOT LONG, ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 800 FEET OF THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED DOWN THE RUNWAY, A WITNESS OBSERVED SMOKE EMANATING FROM ITS TIRES. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED ONTO A GRASS AREA WHERE ITS LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND SLID TO A STOP. TIRE SKID MARKS WERE OBSERVED ABOUT 2,800 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE TIRE MARKS TWISTED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE ENTERING THE GRASS AREA. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT ABNORMALITIES OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 33 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, WERE FROM 230 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, WITH 14 KNOTS GUSTS. (-23) LANDED ON LAST 800' OF RUNWAY. RAN OFF END.

NTSB investigation

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