# NTSB CHI00LA231: Piper PA-20, N5590H, Kirksville, MO, July 31, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 31, 2000, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Kirksville, MO
- Coordinates: 40.190303, -92.569679 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1903&lon=-92.5697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA231
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49872/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA231

## Probable cause

the pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll

## Analysis

The pilot reported, "I think, at touch down, my foot came off the rudder pedal.  The ground loop occurred at about 1030-1045."

## Factual narrative

On July 31, 2000, at 1030 central daylight time, a Piper PA-20, N5590H, was substantially damaged when the airplane ground looped during landing.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight had departed Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and was landing on runway 36 at Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK), Kirksville, Missouri, for fuel.  The pilot and one passenger were not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.

The pilot reported, "I think, at touch down, my foot came off the rudder pedal.  The ground loop occurred at about 1030-1045."

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5590H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5590H), registered now, S/N 20-653, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20-653
- Airframe hours: 2614
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James H . Gardner
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 15, 2000, 25 hours before
- Departed: OSH, OSHKOSH, WI
- Destination: IRK
- Airport: IRK, Kirksville Regional, runway 36, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,292 total, 356 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 163 °F, dew point 151 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: IRK

## 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 20000731011389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000731011389A), Jul 31, 2000: Piper PA20, Kirksville, MO, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was landing at Kirksville, lost control, and ground looped the airplane. He said wind and weather were not a prooblem or fractor. He also…

## Other investigations on N5590H (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 MKC85LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA054), Jan 18, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N5590H), Wa Keeney, KS, substantial damage

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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