- Date
- August 2, 1990, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mooresville, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1753TPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900802029569A
- Case key
- 14736
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Probable cause
The pilot in commands failure to land with enough runway remaining resulting in a runway overun and on ground collision with a wall.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he was unable to locate his intended destination airport, so he decided to land at another airport in the area to get directions. He told the state police that he approached the 2,400 foot long grass runway with full flaps, but when he flared 'it just seemed like my plane was floating. It just wouldn't set down.' According to police measurements, the aircraft touched down with approximately 800 feet of runway remaining; the pilot failed to get the aircraft stopped before it ran off the departure end of the runway and impacted a rock covered embankment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1753T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7125070
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Janov, Rick E.
- Registered owner
- Janov, Rick E
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- DNV · Danville, IL
- Destination
- 6I9 · Mcdaniel, IN
- Airport
- 6I7 · Milhan Airport, runway 36, 2,400 × ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 430 total · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 10 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.
Other investigations on N1753T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.