- Date
- August 27, 1995, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Osage Beach, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N54417Piper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950827027049A
- Case key
- 10015
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Probable cause
the student pilot's misjudgement of distance and speed during the landing and failure to attain the proper touchdown point.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Airport traffic was using runway 32 at the time of the accident. The student pilot, who was flying with a passenger, landed on runway 14. During the landing, the airplane continued past the departure end of runway 14, and went into an area of trees and brush. The passenger reported that the student pilot said he landed long and fast.
Factual narrative
On August 27, 1995 at 1700 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300, N54417, operated by Affiliated Bank Group LTD., ran off the end of runway 14 (3,205'x60'), and collided with trees while landing, at Grand Glaize Memorial Airport, Osage Beach, Missouri. The student pilot and one passenger were uninjured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight originated in Kansas City, Missouri, at 1500 central daylight time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed.
In his written statement, the pilot reported that at the moment of touch down on runway 14 an airplane pulled onto the runway for takeoff on runway 32. The pilot reported that in order to avoid a collision he maneuvered the airplane off the runway.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector reported that N54417 ended up past the departure end of runway 14 in the trees and bushes. Airport personal estimated the distance from the departure end of runway 14 to the trees and bushes as 200 feet. Investigation revealed airport traffic was using runway 32 at the time of the accident. During a personal interview with the FAA Inspector, the passenger reported, that the pilot said he landed long and fast.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54417
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7440052
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clarke S Dixon
- Registered owner
- Affilated Bank Group
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MKC · Kansas City, MO
- Airport
- K15 · Osage Beach, runway 14, 3,205 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 370 total · 339 in this make and model · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AIZ, 5 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.