# NTSB CHI00LA128: Piper PA-28-151, N8641E, Fulton, MO, May 6, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 6, 2000, 09:54 local (14:54 UTC)
- Place: Fulton, MO
- Coordinates: 38.849781, -91.949829 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8498&lon=-91.9498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49129/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA128

## Probable cause

the pilot's poor inflight planning which resulted in exceeded the proper touchdown point on the runway.  A factor associated with the accident was the ditch that the airplane contacted.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The airplane touched down long on the 3,205 foot long runway.  It traveled off the end of the runway where it contacted a ditch.

## Factual narrative

On May 6, 2000, at 0954 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-151, N8641E, collided with a ditch during an overrun landing on runway 23 (3,205' x 47') at the Hensley Memorial Airport, Fulton, Missouri.  The private pilot and two passengers were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions.  The flight originated from Osage Beach, Missouri, at 0900 cdt.

The airplane touched down long on the runway and continued off the end where it contacted a ditch.  The pilot stated to an inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration Kansas City Flight Standards District Office, that she thought she had more runway left.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8641E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8641E-2018-01-29), registration cancelled 2018-01-29, S/N 28-7615145, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-151
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7615145
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Dogwood Flying Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: K15, OSAGE BEACH, MO
- Destination: FTT
- Airport: FTT, Hensley Memorial, runway 23, 3,205 × 47 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 17 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: COU, 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 20000506008169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000506008169A), May 6, 2000: Piper PA28151, Fulton, MO, No damage. (-23) Pilot landed high and long on runway 23. She could not get the airplane stopped on the remaining runway. The a/c went off the end and into a ditch…

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.

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