# Accident 20000731011389A: Piper PA20, Kirksville, MO, July 31, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Kirksville, MO
- Airport: Kirksville Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1903° N, 92.5697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1903&lon=-92.5697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5590H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5590H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000731011389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING AT KIRKSVILLE, LOST CONTROL, AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE. HE SAID WIND AND WEATHER WERE NOT A PROOBLEM OR FRACTOR.  HE ALSO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT HE SIMPLE LOST CONTROL OF IT DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA231), Jul 31, 2000: Piper PA-20 (N5590H), Kirksville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N5590H (1)

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

- [Accident 19850118001229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850118001229A), Jan 18, 1985: Piper PA20 (N5590H), Wakeeney, KS, Substantial damage. One main gear ran thru slush on side of runway. This pulled aircraft off the side of the runway into a snowbank..

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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