CHI80DER02

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Grand Meadows, MN · October 7, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 7, 1980
Place
Grand Meadows, MN · GRAND MEADOWS, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8035NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report November 14, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801007057299A
Case key
128991

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2464   80/10/7   GRAND MEADOWS,MN    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 115
        TIME - 1430                    N8035N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDWOOD FALLS,MN            GRAND MEADOWS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 30KTS.PLT STATED ADV THROTTLE RAPIDLY CAUSING MISFIRE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8035N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grand Meadows

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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