- Date
- October 31, 1986, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Harrisburg, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3066TPiper PA-28-236
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861031052639A
- Case key
- 13683
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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.
Overrun
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Proper touchdown point - not attainedCause
On ground/water collision with object
Object - fenceFactor
Analysis
According to the plt, the winds at the destination arpt were variable and gusty. During an approach to land, the acft was high. Reportedly, the wind shifted to a tail wind as the plt was landing & the acft continued off the end of the rwy & went thru a fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3066T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-236
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7911115
- Airframe hours
- 850
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- The Dakota Group
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 8, 1986
- Departed
- C73 · Dixon, IL
- Destination
- HSB
- Airport
- HSB · Harrisburg, runway 32, 2,700 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 475 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MWA, 24 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.