- Date
- December 25, 1984, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Ft Knox, KY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6666PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841225068139A
- Case key
- 6728
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Analysis
N6666P, contacted the ground 100 yds short of rwy 36 during landing at Ft Knox, KY, while on a personal flight. The acft sustained substantial damage to the nose, left main landing gear, both wings and the propeller. Investigation revealed the acft exceeded center of gravity limits during the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6666P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 241790
- Airframe hours
- 4,233
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1G5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ft Knox Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Partick W. Roush
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 23, 1984 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- PKB · Parkersburg, WV
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FTK · Godman Aaf, runway 36, 5,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,475 total · 21 in this make and model · 1,135 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 23 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTK
FAA reports on this event · 1
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