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FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Steens, MS · June 1, 2000

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Date
June 1, 2000 · 12:15 local
Place
Steens, MS
Airport
Hopper Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9423T
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA00LA182
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total45 in this make and model193 in the last 90 days
N9423TRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2012 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-78A0100 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot landed long on a short grass field and failed to stop the a/c before running off the end of the runway and impacting trees. (.4) on June 1, 2000, about 1215 central daylight time, a Piper PA-38-112, N9423T, registered to a private individual impacted with trees after landing at Hopper Field near Steens, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. The airplane received substantial damage. The commercial-rated pilot/certified flight instructor (CFI) reported serious injuries. The student pilot reported no injuries. The flight departed from fayette, Alabama, at 1100 en route to steen, Mississippi. According to the airport manager, who witnessed the accident, the airplane was high and fast on the approach to runway 36, which was 1,400 feet long. The witness said the airplane landed about halfway down the runway, departed the end of the runway, and impacted with trees. The CFI stated, "...student... Turned base leg I assisted him to final leg he was fast and high. I took over the control [and] landed [on the] first 1/3 [of the runway] but I was fast [and] ran out the runway length." The student pilot stated, "...the third approach was also 900 feet, I asked for a go or no go, [the CFI] told me he had it I thought he was going to make a lower approach for a better look then go around and line up on final at a lower altitude. The approach seemed a little high, and a slight wind out of the south could have been a factor. Our speed on final seemed a little high. Initial touchdown was about 100-150 feet from the end of the runway...the airplane developed lift and flew another 100 feet before touchdown. At this point [the CFI] applied the brakes with full pressure, then completely locked a few seconds later. Speed was still excessive at this point with only 300 feet of runway left...our speed seemed to be about 50-60 mph." The FAA inspector stated on his report, "...pilot landed long on a short grass field and failed to stop the aircraft before impacting trees."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED LONG ON A SHORT GRASS FIELD AND FAILED TO STOP THE A/C BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTING TREES. (.4) ON JUNE 1, 2000, ABOUT 1215 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-38-112, N9423T, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL IMPACTED WITH TREES AFTER LANDING AT HOPPER FIELD NEAR STEENS, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT/CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM FAYETTE, ALABAMA, AT 1100 EN ROUTE TO STEEN, MISSISSIPPI. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER, WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS HIGH AND FAST ON THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36, WHICH WAS 1,400 FEET LONG. THE WITNESS SAID THE AIRPLANE LANDED ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED WITH TREES. THE CFI STATED, "...STUDENT... TURNED BASE LEG I ASSISTED HIM TO FINAL LEG HE WAS FAST AND HIGH. I TOOK OVER THE CONTROL [AND] LANDED [ON THE] FIRST 1/3 [OF THE RUNWAY] BUT I WAS FAST [AND] RAN OUT THE RUNWAY LENGTH." THE STUDENT PILOT STATED, "...THE THIRD APPROACH WAS ALSO 900 FEET, I ASKED FOR A GO OR NO GO, [THE CFI] TOLD ME HE HAD IT I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO MAKE A LOWER APPROACH FOR A BETTER LOOK THEN GO AROUND AND LINE UP ON FINAL AT A LOWER ALTITUDE. THE APPROACH SEEMED A LITTLE HIGH, AND A SLIGHT WIND OUT OF THE SOUTH COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. OUR SPEED ON FINAL SEEMED A LITTLE HIGH. INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS ABOUT 100-150 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY...THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED LIFT AND FLEW ANOTHER 100 FEET BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. AT THIS POINT [THE CFI] APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH FULL PRESSURE, THEN COMPLETELY LOCKED A FEW SECONDS LATER. SPEED WAS STILL EXCESSIVE AT THIS POINT WITH ONLY 300 FEET OF RUNWAY LEFT...OUR SPEED SEEMED TO BE ABOUT 50-60 MPH." THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED ON HIS REPORT, "...PILOT LANDED LONG ON A SHORT GRASS FIELD AND FAILED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IMPACTING TREES."

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 MIA00LA182Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSteens, MSthe flight instructor failed to maintain control of the airplane after landing, which resulted in an on ground collision with a tree. Factors in this accident were the flight instructor allowed the student to get too fast and high on the approach.Jun 1, 2000 · Substantial damage