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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Mount Vernon, MO · June 12, 2012

Date: June 12, 2012 · 09:20 local
Place: Mount Vernon, MO
Airport: N/A
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2510B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA362
Reported as: Piper PA-38-112
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 460 total460 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N2510BRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0097 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Repositioning flight was conducted from aurora, MO (2H2) to the pilot's farm on the outskirts of Mount Vernon, MO, under VFR. The PIC directed his farm hands to mow down tall grass for a landing strip. The strip was oriented east-west and was approximately 2,500' long with a down slope the last 200'.PIC attempted to land to the west. The nearest weather reporting station (hfj) indicated winds 280 at 7 KTS. Aircraft touched down with a tailwind and PIC was unable to stop before impacting a large tree at the end of the strip.

As the FAA filed it

REPOSITIONING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED FROM AURORA, MO (2H2) TO THE PILOT'S FARM ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF MOUNT VERNON, MO, UNDER VFR. THE PIC DIRECTED HIS FARM HANDS TO MOW DOWN TALL GRASS FOR A LANDING STRIP. THE STRIP WAS ORIENTED EAST-WEST AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,500' LONG WITH A DOWN SLOPE THE LAST 200'.PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND TO THE WEST. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING STATION (HFJ) INDICATED WINDS 280 AT 7 KTS. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH A TAILWIND AND PIC WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE IMPACTING A LARGE TREE AT THE END OF THE STRIP.

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 CEN12LA362Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMt. Vernon, MOThe pilot’s decision to continue the landing on a short grass runway with a tailwind after touching down beyond the touchdown point, and his subsequent failure to stop the airplane before colliding with trees off the end of that runway. Contributing to the…Jun 12, 2012 · Substantial damage