20171228024309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-301T · Spearfish, SD · December 28, 2017

Date: December 28, 2017 · 12:30 local
Place: Spearfish, SD
Airport: Black Hills Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N11KX
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA094
Reported as: Piper PA-32-301T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,586 total1,500 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N11KXRegistered now · Piper PA-32-301TS/N 32-8224004 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On 12/28/2017 at 1215 a Piper saratoga PA-32-301T owned/registered to stamm air LLC was involved in an accident during landing while performing a pleasure flight. Clear day conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot was uninjured. The pilot holds a private pilot certificate. The flight originated at mccook, NE, on 12/28/2017 at 0959.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/28/2017 AT 1215 A PIPER SARATOGA PA-32-301T OWNED/REGISTERED TO STAMM AIR LLC WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING LANDING WHILE PERFORMING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. CLEAR DAY CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MCCOOK, NE, ON 12/28/2017 AT 0959.

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 GAA18CA094Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSpearfish, SDThe pilot’s inadvertent landing in snow adjacent to the snow-covered runway resulting in a collision with runway signs.Dec 28, 2017 · Substantial damage