# NTSB CHI04CA195: Piper PA-28-235, N9290W, Omaha, NE, July 25, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 25, 2004, 17:10 local (22:10 UTC) - Place: Omaha, NE - Coordinates: 41.368331, -96.022499 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3683&lon=-96.0225&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-Lincoln FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 59886 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04CA195 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59886/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA195 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point on the runway during landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to perform a go-around, the ditch and the roadway encountered during the overrun. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) - terrain condition - roadway/highway (contributing factor) - Complete gear collapsed, landing ## Analysis The airplane was substantially damaged when it overran the end of the runway during landing. The pilot reported that there was little or no wind as he approached to land. He noted that construction vehicles in the area required a steeper-than-normal approach angle. The aircraft was configured with full flaps, however, "final [approach] was flown too fast, [approximately] 90 [miles per hour]." The airplane touched down over halfway down the runway. The pilot reportedly applied full brakes but was unable to stop on the pavement. The aircraft subsequently skidded off the end of the runway, encountering a ditch and a roadway. In his statement, the pilot added that "a go around was not deemed safe after the middle of the runway even though touch down had not occurred because of rising terrain and tall trees off the south end of the [runway]." He also noted that before landing, a non-negotiable go-around point should have been selected. ## Factual narrative On July 25, 2004, at 1710 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-235, N9290W, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when it overran runway 17 (2,480 feet by 40 feet, concrete) during landing at the North Omaha Airport (3NO), Omaha, Nebraska. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and three passengers reported no injuries. The flight departed Clinton Municipal Airport (CWI), Clinton, Iowa. In his written statement, the pilot noted that the winds were reported as calm by the automated weather observing system at nearby Millard Airport (MLE), located 11 miles south of 3NO. He reported that he entered left traffic for runway 17 at 3NO, at which time the wind sock indicated no-wind. The pilot noted that construction vehicles in the area required a steeper-than-normal approach angle. He stated that the aircraft was configured with full flaps, however, "final [approach] was flown too fast, [approximately] 90 [miles per hour]." The airplane touched down over halfway down the runway. The pilot reportedly applied full brakes but was unable to stop on the pavement. The aircraft subsequently skidded off the end of the runway, encountering a ditch and a roadway. In his statement, the pilot added that "a go around was not deemed safe after the middle of the runway even though touch down had not occurred because of rising terrain and tall trees off the south end of the [runway]." He also noted that before landing, a non-negotiable go-around point should have been selected. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9290W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9290W-2008-06-05), registration cancelled 2008-06-05, S/N 28-11099, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-235 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-11099 - Airframe hours: 3300 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-B4B5 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 12, 2003, 83 hours before - Departed: CWI, Clinton, IA - Destination: 3NO, Omaha, NE - Airport: 3NO, North Omaha, runway 17, 2,480 × 40 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review September 3, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 484 total, 14 in this make and model, 451 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.30 inHg - Observed at: OMA, 7 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 20040725015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040725015619A), Jul 25, 2004: Piper PA28235, Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) N9290W, PA28235, ran off the south end of runway 17 at the North Omaha Airport, Omaha, NE. No injuries were reported, but the airplane sustained… 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.