# Accident 20060511030899A: Piper PA30, Dongola, IL, May 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2006, 18:10 local time
- Place: Dongola, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4250° N, 89.0367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4250&lon=-89.0367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8585Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8585Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320-B1A (registry code 41907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,855 total, 0 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060511030899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET IN LENGTH WHICH HAD A WET SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON A NORTHERLY HEADING AND THE PILOT REPORTED LITTLE TO NO BRAKING AS A RESULT OF THE WET GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD INSUFFICIENT SPEED TO CONDUCT A TAKE OFF MANEUVER FROM THE AIRSTRIP AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO EXIT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH TREE STUMPS LOCATED AT THE RUNWAY END. AS A RESULT OF THIS MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS INTO TALL GRASS AND SMALL TREES. THE THREE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO INJURIES HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

## 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 CHI06CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA129), May 11, 2006: Piper PA-30 (N8585Y), Dongola, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional maneuver to avoid obstructions at the end of the runway which resulted in the airplane impacting a ditch. The wet grass runway and the ditch were factors.

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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