What happened
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Landing at grass strip, seemed normal, almost stopped at end of rwy where there was a hill, acft slid to bottom and came to rest in ditch, dinged prop and drove landing gear into wing. (.19) on July 3, 1999, at 2050 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N1996T, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it ran off the end of the runway, during a landing at a private airstrip near Dongola, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. No injuries to the pilot or three passengers were reported. The flight originated from the williamson county regional airport near marion, Illinois approximately 2030. Post accident examination revealed damage to the firewall, stabilator, main landing gear and wings. The main landing gear trunions were separated from the wing structure. (-23)while on a pleasure flight on 07-03-1999 at about 2050 (20 minutes after offical sunset) the pilot on command attempted to land on a private unlighted airport (rla) the pilot touched down approximately 400 to 500 feet do wn the 2200 foot grass strip. The aircraft rolled off the end of the runway, down a steep embankment (about 30 degrees down, 40 feet ling), across a 1 foot deep rut at the bottom, coming to rest on the opposite side of the embankment. As a result, the aircraft suffered substantial damage to both wings, fuselage, propeller, landing gear and stabaleator. The pilot and three (3) passengers escaped without injury. (.4)the pilot stated that, on the landing approach, he '... Was slightly high... .' He also stated that the north end of the airport had been having work done and that it dropped off steeply on both sides. The pilot stated that he '... Aimed for a point where it no longer dropped off so steeply.' The aircraft ran off the end of the runway and collided with a ditch embankment. The accident occurred at 2050. The airport where the accident took place is a private airport and does not have runway lights. Sunset for the accident day occurred at 2021 and the end of civil twilight occurred at 2052.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING AT GRASS STRIP, SEEMED NORMAL, ALMOST STOPPED AT END OF RWY WHERE THERE WAS A HILL, ACFT SLID TO BOTTOM AND CAME TO REST IN DITCH, DINGED PROP AND DROVE LANDING GEAR INTO WING. (.19) ON JULY 3, 1999, AT 2050 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-200, N1996T, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, DURING A LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR DONGOLA, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THREE PASSENGERS WERE REPORTED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT NEAR MARION, ILLINOIS APPROXIMATELY 2030. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, STABILATOR, MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WINGS. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNIONS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE WING STRUCTURE. (-23)WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT ON 07-03-1999 AT ABOUT 2050 (20 MINUTES AFTER OFFICAL SUNSET) THE PILOT ON COMMAND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A PRIVATE UNLIGHTED AIRPORT (RLA) THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 FEET DO WN THE 2200 FOOT GRASS STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT (ABOUT 30 DEGREES DOWN, 40 FEET LING), ACROSS A 1 FOOT DEEP RUT AT THE BOTTOM, COMING TO REST ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE EMBANKMENT. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, FUSELAGE, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND STABALEATOR. THE PILOT AND THREE (3) PASSENGERS ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT, ON THE LANDING APPROACH, HE '... WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH... .' HE ALSO STATED THAT THE NORTH END OF THE AIRPORT HAD BEEN HAVING WORK DONE AND THAT IT DROPPED OFF STEEPLY ON BOTH SIDES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE '... AIMED FOR A POINT WHERE IT NO LONGER DROPPED OFF SO STEEPLY.' THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH EMBANKMENT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 2050. THE AIRPORT WHERE THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE IS A PRIVATE AIRPORT AND DOES NOT HAVE RUNWAY LIGHTS. SUNSET FOR THE ACCIDENT DAY OCCURRED AT 2021 AND THE END OF CIVIL TWILIGHT OCCURRED AT 2052.
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