# NTSB CEN20CA074: Piper PA32, N711PF, Kingfisher, OK, February 3, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 3, 2020, 12:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Kingfisher, OK - Coordinates: 35.876667, -97.953056 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8767&lon=-97.9531&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 27, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 100900 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN20CA074 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100900/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100900 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA074 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper continuation of a landing in which he landed too far down the runway at too high a speed, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Aircraft capability: landing distance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 68 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 43 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, the airplane landed about 1,000 ft down the 2,800-ft-long runway. During the landing roll, the airplane's ground speed was fast. The pilot applied the brakes, but the airplane continued at a fast ground speed while approaching the end of the runway, so the pilot applied more pressure to the brakes. The airplane exited the left side of the runway onto soft grass, the nose landing gear strut failed, and the airplane came to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that he should have aborted the landing. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, the airplane landed about 1,000 ft down the 2,800 ft concrete runway. During the landing roll, the airplane's ground speed was fast, and the pilot applied the brakes. The pilot reported that the airplane was approaching the end of the runway and that the ground speed was too fast, so he applied more pressure to the brakes. The airplane exited the left side of the runway and the nose landing gear strut failed. The airplane came to rest about 25 ft from the left side of the runway, in the soft grass. Additionally, the pilot reported that he should have aborted the landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N711PF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711PF), registered now, S/N 32-7340061 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA32 (300) - Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 32-7340061 - Year built: 1972 - Airframe hours: 4491.9 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540-KIA5 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 21, 2019 - Departed: MKC, Kansas City, MO - Destination: F92, Kingfisher, OK - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: F92, Kingfisher, runway 18, 2,800 × 60 ft, concrete - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 10, 2019; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 106 total, 9 in this make and model, 82 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 29.68 inHg - Observed at: KJWG, 23 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 20200203002909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200203002909A), Feb 3, 2020: Piper PA-32-300, Kingfisher, OK, Substantial damage. Aircraft was on a day VFR cross country flight from mkc to F92. Aircraft landed on runway 18 with a quartering tailwind, upon landing rollout aircraft exited… ## Other investigations on N711PF (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 IAD76FLQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ17), Apr 6, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N711PF), Louisville, KY, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 4, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100900. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40480982&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photos (item 2, .PDF, 261 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40480983&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos-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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