- Date
- February 16, 2004, 16:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Carroll, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2258MPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20040216001499A
- Case key
- 58751
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance, and his inadequate remedial action which resulted in the failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway. A factor was the snow covered terrain which was encountered by the airplane.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane was substantially damaged when the airplane undershot the runway during a landing. The airplane impacted a snowbank and slid onto the runway before coming to rest. The pilot stated that during his third landing he noticed his airspeed was at 70 knots, so he added power. He stated the power he added was not enough to keep the airplane from impacting the ground 35 feet short of the runway, 535 feet short of the displaced threshold. After contacting the ground, the nose gear collapsed and the propeller contacted the ground and runway. The airplane skidded to a stop and the pilot exited the airplane. No injuries were reported.
Factual narrative
On February 16, 2004, at 1620 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N2258M, operated by Carroll Aviation, undershot the runway and contacted deep snow while landing on runway 13 (5,500 feet by 100 feet, concrete) at the Arthur N. Neu Airport (CIN), Carroll, Iowa. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight originated from CIN at 1540.
The pilot stated he was conducting touch and go landings when the accident occurred. He stated he performed two takeoffs and landings and he departed the traffic pattern following the third takeoff. After circling the city, he returned for his third landing.
The pilot reported that during the approach he "observed airspeed [at] 70 kts just before impact, throttle was [at] or near idle, when I made some adjustment to engage more power, but not early enough to avoid premature touchdown on ground surface." The airplane impacted the snow covered ground 35 feet short of the runway, 535 feet short of the displaced threshold. The nose gear collapsed when it contacted the snow. The propeller subsequently contacted the ground and the runway pavement. The airplane slid onto the runway and came to rest approximately 100 feet down the runway. The pilot stated he performed the shutdown procedures and exited the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2258M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7816262
- Airframe hours
- 5,744
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gerald L. Clausen.
- Registered owner
- Carroll Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 16, 2003 · 89 hours before
- Departed
- CIN · Carroll, IA
- Destination
- CIN · Carroll, IA
- Airport
- CIN · Arthur N. Neu Airport, runway 13, 5,500 × 100 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- August 30, 2002
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 139 total · 137 in this make and model · 40 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.25 inHg
- Observed at
- FOD, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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