# NTSB CEN10LA575: Piper PA-28-140, N6484R, Basehor, KS, September 25, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 25, 2010, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Basehor, KS - Coordinates: 39.118888, -94.950836 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1189&lon=-94.9508&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 12, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 77435 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10LA575 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77435/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77435 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA575 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper touchdown point during landing and his delayed decision to execute a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's vision being obscured by the rain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Ceiling/visibility/precip: obscuration](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035030): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035030/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 45 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035030/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not specified; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 29 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, his first approach for landing was too fast so he performed a go-around and attempted a second landing to the south. The pilot reported that rain showers obscured his vision during the approach, but he elected to continue with the landing. The grass runway was wet and the pilot thought that he could not stop the airplane on the runway so he subsequently initiated another go-around. During the go-around the airplane impacted a fence and came to rest in a corn field a mile away. The wind reported at an airport 10 miles to the southeast of the accident site was variable at 10 knots, gusting to 20 knots. The pilot reported that the wind was out of the south at the time of the accident. The pilot additionally reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative On September 25, 2010, approximately 1730 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N6484R, registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged when it struck a fence after landing at a private airstrip at Basehor, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight originated at an undetermined location and at an undetermined time. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot said he landed downwind and long on a wet grass airstrip. The airplane went off the end of the runway, struck a fence, and came to a stop in a corn field. According to the pilot's accident report, his first approach was "too fast" so he abandoned the landing and went around for a second attempt. The pilot wrote, "Indications were wind out of the south. Rain showers obscured my vision. I attempted to land anyway. I did not believe I could safely stop the airplane and attempted to take off. I clipped a fence and crash landed in a corn field a mile away." Winds recorded at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) and Kansas City Downtown Airport (MKC), located 20 and 25 miles northeast of the accident site, respectively, were from 070 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 16 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6484R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6484R-2017-06-19), registration cancelled 2017-06-19, S/N 28-21674, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-21674 - Airframe hours: 7153 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Roger D. Low - Registered owner: Roger D. Low - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 5, 2009, 10 hours before - Departed: K34, Gardner, KS - Destination: SN22, Basehor, KS - Airport: SN22, Holtings Airport, runway 17, 2,700 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 18, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 2,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 10 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 64 °F - Observed at: MCI, 10 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100925047599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100925047599A), Sep 25, 2010: Piper PA-28-140, Basehor, KS, Substantial damage. The pilot made two attempts to land on the 2200-foot grass airstrip with an 8 to 10-knot tailwind. The last half of the airstrip drops off about 15 feet from… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 10, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77435. 587 KB in all. - NTSB Form 6120.1-2, Pilot-Operator Aircraft Accident Report (item 1, .PDF, 545 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40340676&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120.1-2,%20Pilot-Operator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 43 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338987&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF 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. 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