# NTSB CHI00LA300: Piper PA-23-250, N4584P, Sandstone, MN, September 15, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 15, 2000, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Sandstone, MN - Coordinates: 46.119102, -92.859306 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1191&lon=-92.8593&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50317 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA300 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50317/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA300 ## Probable cause the pilot exceeding the proper touchdown point on the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot said that he 'approached and touched down about 1/3 distance down the grass runway. [I] applied brakes, but I was unable to stop the aircraft before it rolled off the end of the runway.' An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On September 15, 2000, at 1700 central daylight time (cdt), a Piper PA-23-250, N4584P, operated by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when on landing, the airplane departed the end of a grass strip and impacted some trees, 8 miles west of Sandstone, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The cross-country flight originated at Mora, Minnesota, at 1630 cdt. In his written statement, the pilot said that he "approached and touched down about 1/3 distance down the grass runway. [I] applied brakes, but I was unable to stop the aircraft before it rolled off the end of the runway." A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane at the accident location. The airplane's nose gear was broken aft. The right wing attachment and spar were bent aft. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, or other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4584P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4584P-2003-01-13), registration cancelled 2003-01-13, S/N 27-93, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-23-250 - Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 27-93 - Airframe hours: 3728 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-A1B5 250 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Robert S. Hansen - Registered owner: Horizon Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 12, 2000, 34 hours before - Departed: JMR, MORA, MN - Airport: Private Airstrip, runway 27, 2,500 × 150 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,880 total, 16 in this make and model, 1,640 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: DLH, 50 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 20000915010039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000915010039A), Sep 15, 2000: Piper PA23250, Snadstone, MN, No damage. (-23) On September 15, 2000, at 1500 hours local time, a Piper PA-23-260, owned by horizon aviation of mora, MN, went off the end of a 2500 foot grass runway… ## Other investigations on N4584P (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 MIA68F0195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0195), Sep 2, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N4584P), Columbus, GA, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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