# Accident 20120816024529A: Piper PA-24-260, Holton, KS, August 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2012, 21:48 local time
- Place: Holton, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4539° N, 95.7889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4539&lon=-95.7889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8546P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8546P-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA551) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120816024529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N8546P WAS ENROUTE TO PHILLIP BILLIARD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FROM MITCHELL SOUTH DAKOTA FLYING VFR. AT 2148 LOCAL TIME CONTACTED KANSAS CITY CENTER AND ADVISED THEM THE PROP WAS RUNNING WILD. THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THEM OF THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PILOT ADVISED CENTER THAT HE HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND HE WOULD NOT MAKE TOP. PILOT SPOTTED HEADLIGHT ON A ROAD AND LINED UP FOR A LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL AND APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET THE PILOT SAW A UTILITY POLE TO THE LEFT OF THE GLIDE PATH AND MANEUVERED RIGHT TOWARD TREE LIMBS. THE RIGHT HAND WING STRUCK THE TREE LIMBS AND THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT INPACT WITH THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED.

## 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 CEN12LA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA551), Aug 17, 2012: Piper PA-24-260 (N8546P), Holton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's failure to adequately torque the right magneto attachment nuts, allowing the right magneto to come loose, which allowed engine oil to escape, causing the engine to seize.

## Other reports on N8546P (2)

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

- [Accident 20110329006059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110329006059A), Mar 29, 2011: Piper PA-24-260 (N8546P), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. While enroute to Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (mkc), Kansas City, Missouri, the pilot was not able to communicate with mkc ATCT. The pilot set the…
- [Accident 20061012021239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061012021239A), Oct 12, 2006: Piper PA24260 (N8546P), Osage Beach, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) On approach to runway 32 at Grand Glaize-Osage Beach airport (K15), Osage Beach, Missouri, the pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that at about 15 feet…

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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