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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Cherokee, IA · January 21, 2010

Date: January 21, 2010 · 14:40 local
Place: Cherokee, IA
Airport: Cherokee Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8916P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10CA106
Reported as: Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,433 total857 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N8916PRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4348 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot was landing on runway 18 at ckp. Landed short of the runway breaking the left main landing gear off and folding the nose landing gear under the aircraft. The aircraft slid onto the runway and continued to slide spinning approximately 90 degrees counter clockwise until it came to rest just off the left side of the runway approximately 300 feet down the length of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT CKP. LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY BREAKING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF AND FOLDING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ONTO THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED TO SLIDE SPINNING APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES COUNTER CLOCKWISE UNTIL IT CAME TO REST JUST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY.

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 CEN10CA106Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCherokee, IAThe pilot misjudged his altitude while on short final approach.Jan 21, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8916P · 2

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

Accident 19790318010729AFinal Approach-IFR · Pierre, SDEngine stopped on empty tank during ILS approach. Would not start on full tank. Water in fuel. Crashed short of rwy.Mar 18, 1979 · Substantial damage Accident 19770615017559AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Philip, SDIntentional gear up landing made on return to apt.Jun 15, 1977 · Substantial damage