# Accident 20000915010039A: Piper PA23250, Snadstone, MN, September 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Snadstone, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1191° N, 92.8593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1191&lon=-92.8593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4584P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4584P-2003-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000915010039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2000, AT 1500 HOURS LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-23-260, OWNED BY HORIZON AVIATION OF MORA, MN, WENT OFF THE END OF A 2500 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF SANSTONE, MN DURING LANDING. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AICRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD.  THE PILOT HOLDS COMMERICAL, MULTI-ENGINE CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MORA, MN ON 09/15/2000, APPROXIMATELY 1645 HOURS LOCAL TIME.  AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SCENE AND TRAILERED TO MORA, MN WHERE DAMAGE WAS INSPECTED AND DOCUMENTED.

## 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 CHI00LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA300), Sep 15, 2000: Piper PA-23-250 (N4584P), Sandstone, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot exceeding the proper touchdown point on the runway.

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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