# NTSB CHI02LA257: Piper PA-34-200T, N9696C, Kenmare, ND, August 26, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 25, 2002, 20:45 local (Aug 26, 2002, 01:45 UTC) - Place: Kenmare, ND - Coordinates: 48.667499, -102.0475 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6675&lon=-102.0475&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - Fargo FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55591 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA257 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55591/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA257 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed. Factors associated with the accident were the sudden wind shift which resulted in a tailwind condition and the rough terrain encountered during the overrun landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - weather condition - sudden windshift (contributing factor) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) - Main gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis The airplane collided with the terrain during an overrun landing. The flight was conducting cloud seeding operations. The pilot-in-command stated they ran out of chemical near Kenmare, so they decided to land there. They over flew the runway and noticed the windsock was indicating a wind out of the northeast and they were not that strong. The pilot said they then entered the traffic pattern for runway 08 and flew the approach with 2 notches of flaps. She reported she noticed the airplane was still at 90 knots while close to the runway. The copilot added the last notch of flaps and the airplane touched down approximately one-quarter the way down the runway. The pilot-in-command stated the airplane would not slow down on the runway even though both she and the copilot were applying the brakes. She stated that she then applied full throttle in an attempt to abort the landing, however it was too late and the airplane traveled off the end of the runway. The airplane skipped over a road and came to rest after skidding sideways in a field. She said that once they exited the airplane, she noticed that the winds had shifted and that there was now a strong wind from the west. The closest aviation weather reporting station is located at Minot, North Dakota, located 37 nautical miles southeast of Kenmare. The winds reported during an observation taken at 2054 were from 110 degrees at 8 knots. The next observation taken at 2154, showed the winds were from 350 degrees at 17 knots gusting to 23 knots. ## Factual narrative On August 25, 2002, at 2045 central daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200T, N9696C, operated by Weather Modification, Inc., collided with the terrain during an overrun landing on runway 08 (3,700 feet by 60 feet, dry asphalt) at the Kenmare Municipal Airport, Kenmare, North Dakota. Neither of the commercial pilots on board were injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The Title 14 CFR Part 91 business flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated at Stanley, North Dakota, at 1746. The pilot-in-command reported they were conducting a cloud seeding operation during the flight. She stated they ran out of chemical near Kenmare and after contacting her company, they decided to land there. The pilot reported they over flew the runway and noticed the windsock was indicating a wind out of the northeast. The pilot stated the windsock was not straight out and the wind did not seem that strong. She said they then entered the traffic pattern for runway 08 and everything was normal during the approach. She said they made the approach with 2 notches of flaps. As they approached the runway she noticed the airplane was still at 90 knots. The copilot added the remainder of the flaps and the airplane touched down approximately one-quarter the way down the runway. The pilot-in-command stated the airplane would not slow down on the runway even though both she and the copilot were applying the brakes. She stated she then applied full throttle in an attempt to abort the landing; however, it was too late and the airplane traveled off the end of the runway. The airplane skipped over a road and came to rest after skidding sideways in a field. She said that once they exited the airplane, she noticed that the wind had shifted and that there was now a strong wind from the west. The closest aviation weather reporting station is located at Minot, North Dakota, located 37 nautical miles southeast of Kenmare. The winds reported during an observation taken at 2054 were from 110 degrees at 8 knots. The next observation taken at 2154, showed the winds were from 350 degrees at 17 knots gusting to 23 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9696C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9696C-2002-10-21), registration cancelled 2002-10-21, S/N 34-7870210, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-34-200T - Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 34-7870210 - Airframe hours: 3679 - Engines: Teledyne Continental TSIO-360-EB 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: Weather Modification, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, March 26, 2002, 95 hours before - Departed: 08D, Stanley, ND - Destination: 7K5, Kenmare, ND - Airport: 7K5, Kenmare Municipal, runway 08, 3,700 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 24; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review June 8, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 1,224 total, 101 in this make and model, 1,025 as pilot in command, 102 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 30; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 5, 2002; seat: right; flight hours: 345 total, 55 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 20 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20020826038449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020826038449A), Aug 26, 2002: Piper PA34200T, Kenmare, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing at Kenmare, ND airport during rain and approaching thunderstorm. During landing roll a wind shift occurred creating a 17 to 23 knot… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.