# Accident 20090625010389A: Piper PA31T1, St Louis, MO, June 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2009, 13:00 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Creve Coeur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7267° N, 90.5083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7267&lon=-90.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701PT-2009-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T1 (registry code 7103126, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,182 total, 2,801 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090625010389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N701PT DEPARTED THE END OF RUNWAY 16 DURING LANDING AT THE CREVE COEUR AIRPORT AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 434 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY END.  THE AIRCRAFT PENETRATED A BARBED WIRE BOUNDARY FENCE AND CAME TO REST 40 FEET INTO A CORN FIELD.  THE RIGHT ENGINE BECAME COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME DURING THE ACCIDENT.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE NOSE, WING, ENGINE AND BELLY SECTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT STATED IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HE LANDED "LONG AND FAST.".  CREDIBLE WITNESS STATEMENTS DESCRIBE THE AIRCRAFT BEING FORCED ONTO THE RUNWAY FROM AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET.  THESE WITNESSES STATE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY THE HALFWAY POINT OF RUNWAY 16.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING IMPACT.

## 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 CEN09LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA389), Jun 25, 2009: Piper PA-31T1 (N701PT), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to establish and maintain a stabilized final approach which resulted in a hard landing and runway overrun.

## Other reports on N701PT (1)

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

- [Accident 19920813031299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920813031299A), Aug 13, 1992: Piper PA31T1 (N701PT), Osage Beach, MO, Substantial damage. High sink rate prior runway threshold caused impact short of runway. Wing spar, gear and prop damaged.

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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