- Date
- September 9, 1992, 07:51 local (12:51 UTC)
- Place
- Gary, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N33662Piper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920909035649A
- Case key
- 15540
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to land at the proper touchdown point on the runway and landing with excessive airspeed.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The accident airplane landed long and overran the runway during a downwind landing from an instrument approach. It collided with the ILS localizer antenna array for that runway and a ditch. The pilot stated there was lightning all around him and he was flying in heavy rain as he was being vectored for the approach. He reported the glideslope was below him as he turned onto the localizer. He stated he had the airport in sight during the ILS approach and 'felt confident' he could make a safe landing. The pilot estimated his touchdown speed at 90 knots. After touchdown the pilot began braking but was unable to stop before running off the end of the runway. The tower controller working in the tower stated the airplane did not touch down until there was less than 2,000 feet of runway remaining.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33662
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7505164
- Airframe hours
- 3,151
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Skypark Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Skypark Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 16, 1992 · 97 hours before
- Departed
- I17 · Piqua, OH
- Destination
- CGX · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GYY · Gary Regional, runway 3, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 167 total · 63 in this make and model · 137 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.