CHI83LA249

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28-181 · Plain City, OH · June 8, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 8, 1983, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC)
Place
Plain City, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N28906Piper PA28-181
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830608023539A
Case key
12205

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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 - roll
Light condition - sunglareFactor
Proper touchdown point - exceededDual studentCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in command(cfi)Cause
Distance - misjudgedPilot in command(cfi)Cause
Remedial action - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - utility poleFactor

Analysis

The acft collided with poles after overrunning the rwy during a landing on a training flt. The approach was made into the sun on rwy 28. The CFI said that by the time he saw the landing was long it was too late to go-around. The acft ran off the departure end of the rwy collided with telephone poles laid horizontally on the ground and slid to a stop in a parking lot.

Aircraft

Registration
N28906
Reported as
Piper PA28-181
Category
Airplane
Serial number
287990428
Engine
Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Wing Leasing, Incorporated
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · April 23, 1983
Departed
OSU · Columbus, OH
Airport
281 · Plain City, runway 28, 2,150 × 100 ft, grass/turf

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
40
Certificates
Flight instructor, Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Right
Flight hours
3,303 total · 248 in this make and model · 3,093 as pilot in command · 98 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
15 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.