CHI02LA031

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28-161 · New Ulm, MN · November 6, 2001

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
November 6, 2001, 14:45 local (20:45 UTC)
Place
New Ulm, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N523PUPiper PA-28-161
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report July 2, 2002
Report
Approved by Office Director
Parties
FAA-Minneapolis, Minnesota-FSDO
FAA report
20011106031009A
Case key
53799

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Probable cause

The student and flight instructor not using all of the available runway, the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor and the unsuccessful remedial action by the flight instructor. The student not attaining the proper touchdown point and the plowed field were factors.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding
Proper touchdown point - not attainedDual studentFactor
All available runway - not usedFlightcrewCause
Supervision - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause
Remedial action - not successfulPilot in command(cfi)Cause
Terrain condition - plowed/furrowedFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding

Analysis

The airplane was damaged when it overran the runway while landing. Airplane was piloted by a certified flight instructor (CFI) and student. The dual student held a private pilot certificate. In a written report, the CFI said that he and his student were performing a simulated engine failure to runway 22 at ULM. He said that, "...upon reaching final we were high. In my [judgment] however we had room to stop safely. Upon touchdown I applied [brakes], and realized that we were slipping on the grass, and would not be able to stop. So I added full power with one notch of flaps for a short field takeoff. As the end of the runway approached I knew that we would not have enough airspeed to takeoff. Therefore I closed the throttle and applied full [brakes] as we went into the plowed field off the end of [runway] 22." During an interview , the CFI told the inspector that he took control of the airplane at the touchdown. In his written report, the CFI indicated no mechanical malfunction of the airplane and no anomalies were found during a postaccident examination of the airplane.

Factual narrative

On November 6, 2001, at 1445 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N523PU, piloted by a certified flight instructor (CFI) and dual student, was substantially damaged when on landing it overran runway 22 (2,825 feet by 160 feet, turf), at the New Ulm Municipal Airport (ULM), New Ulm, Minnesota. The dual student held a private pilot certificate. The instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The CFI and student were not injured. The intended local flight originated from the Mankato Regional Airport (MKT), Mankato, Minnesota, at 1400.

In a written report, the CFI said that he and his student were performing a simulated engine failure to runway 22 at ULM. He said that, "...upon reaching final we were high. In my [judgment] however we had room to stop safely. Upon touchdown I applied [brakes], and realized that we were slipping on the grass, and would not be able to stop. So I added full power with one notch of flaps for a short field takeoff. As the end of the runway approached I knew that we would not have enough airspeed to takeoff. Therefore I closed the throttle and applied full [brakes] as we went into the plowed field off the end of [runway] 22."

During an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the CFI told the inspector that he took control of the airplane at the touchdown.

In his written report, the CFI indicated no mechanical malfunction of the airplane and no anomalies were found during a postaccident examination of the airplane.

Aircraft

Registration
N523PU
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Category
Airplane
Serial number
2841188
Airframe hours
8,686
Engine
Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
North Star Aviation
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · September 12, 2001 · 27 hours before
Departed
MKT · Mankato, MN
Airport
ULM · New Ulm Muni, runway 22, 2,825 × 160 ft, grass/turf

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew · 2

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Flight instructor
Age
23
Injuries
None
Certificates
Flight instructor, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Last flight review
August 3, 2001
Seat
Right
Flight hours
328 total · 115 in this make and model · 255 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Role
Other flight crew
Age
21
Injuries
None
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Last flight review
June 6, 2000
Seat
Left
Flight hours
205 total · 15 in this make and model · 156 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
10° at 5 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
68 °F, dew point 48 °F
Altimeter
30.04 inHg
Observed at
ULM

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N523PU · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.