# Incident 19990212013759I: Piper PA32300, Lexington, MO, February 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1999, 15:45 local time
- Place: Lexington, MO
- Airport: Lexington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2099° N, 93.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEXINGTON MUNI (MU97), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2099&lon=-93.9277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N207MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AF1B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990212013759I

## Narrative

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

(-5)PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 4 WITH WIND FROM 280 DEGREES GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS. HE DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY, DID A COMPLETE 180 DEGREE TURN IN THE DIRT ON THE NOSEWHEEL AND ONE MAIN.  OBSERVERS THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO FLIP OVER.  HE WAS PULLED BACK TO THE RAMP WHERE HE BOUGHT FUEL AND LOADED TWO PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE.  DURING TAKEOFF ON THE SAME RUNWAY, HE DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AGAIN, STRIKING SOME RUNWAY LIGHTS WHILE BECOMING AIRBORNE IN THE DIRT AND GRASS.  HE CONTINUED TO CAPE GIRARDEAU FOR A LANDING WITH SOME DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N207MA (1)

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

- [Incident 20010607012109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010607012109I), Jun 7, 2001: Piper PA32300 (N207MA), Chafee, ND. (-23)On June 7, 2001 at 1300, a Piper PA-30-300 encountered loss of oil pressure followed by failure of the crankshaft at the #6 rod journal during cruise…

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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