- Date
- September 2, 1989, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hanceville, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N666KHPiper PA-24-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890902033539A
- Case key
- 8064
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Probable cause
Improper flare by the pilot/owner and his failure to obtain/maintain proper airspeed for the go-around; and inadequate supervision and remedial action by the instructor pilot (other crew member). The uneven surface of the private strip was a contributing factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After purchasing the acft, the prev owner was flown back to his home, then the new owner & an instructor (CFI) flew to cullman, AL. On this flt, the new owner intended to 'get current' & accomplish requirements for a biennial flt review, although he had previously owned a PA-24-250. At cullman, they practiced lndgs & airwork, then lndd & refueled before flying to the owner's pvt strip to hangar the acft. After 2 apchs at the pvt strip, they elected to lnd. Rprtdly, the apch was good until the CFI suggested the owner 'chop' the power to lnd. The acft then settled, touched down hard & bounced. The CFI told the owner to go around. The owner initiated a go-around while the CFI operd the gear & flaps. The owner rprtd the acft was too slow, was bhnd the pwr curve & wouldn't climb enough to clr a knoll byd the end of the rwy. It impacted on the knoll & came to rest. The owner suffered a fractured vertebra. The CFI rprtd that drg the lndg, the acft bounced when it contacted a small mound in the touchdown area of the pvt strip. On this flt, the owner was PIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N666KH
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 245026
- Airframe hours
- 1,770
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Haynes, Ernie H.
- Registered owner
- Ernie H Haynes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 22, 1989 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- 3A1 · Cullman, AL
- Airport
- Ernie Haynes Pvt Strip, runway 36, 1,400 × 110 ft, grass/turf
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,005 total · 564 in this make and model · 900 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.