# Accident 20160212001629A: Piper PA-24-250, Sturgis, SD, February 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2016, 12:20 local time
- Place: Sturgis, SD
- Airport: Sturgis Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4242° N, 103.3850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4242&lon=-103.3850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6691P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6691P-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 400 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160212001629A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2016 AT 12:20 PM A PIPER PA24-250-COMMANCHE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE NAVIGATING A MISSED APPROACH, DURING A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT.  IFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES THAT WERE NON-LIFE THREATENING. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL AND  FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS CERTIFICATE, WITH A SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN BROOKINGS, SD AT APPROX. 10:00 AM, TRAVELED TO JAMESTOWN, ND AND PICKED UP THE PASSENGER, DEPARTED JAMESTOWN AT APPROX. 11:15 AM, IN-ROUTE TO STURGIS SD WHERE IT CRASH LANDED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY OFF THE EAST END OF RUNWAY 29.

## 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 GAA16LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA128), Feb 12, 2016: Piper PA24 (N6691P), Sturgis, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to execute the published missed approach procedure in a timely manner, which resulted in collision with a light pole and subsequent impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N6691P (3)

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

- [Accident 19801107063889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801107063889A), Nov 7, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N6691P), Iola, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination. Crash-landed in pasture.
- [Incident 19800925070959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800925070959I), Sep 25, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N6691P), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Hard landing caused gear to collapse.
- [Accident 19770921030539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921030539A), Sep 21, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N6691P), Globe, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit bank 20 ft short of rwy. No engine malfunction found

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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