- Date
- July 3, 1999, 20:50 local (Jul 4, 1999, 01:50 UTC)
- Place
- Dongola, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1996TPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990703008119A
- Case key
- 46740
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Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath on the landing approach, and the failure of the pilot to select a proper touchdown point. Factors to the accident were the lack of runway lights, the dusk light condition, and the ditch.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that, on the landing approach, he '... was slightly high... .' He also stated that the north end of the airport had been having work done and that it dropped off steeply on both sides. The pilot stated that he '... aimed for a point where it no longer dropped off so steeply.' The aircraft ran off the end of the runway and collided with a ditch embankment. The accident occurred at 2050. The airport where the accident took place is a private airport and does not have runway lights. Sunset for the accident day occurred at 2021 and the end of civil twilight occurred at 2052.
Factual narrative
On July 3, 1999, at 2050 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N1996T, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it ran off the end of runway 19 (2,200 feet by 100 feet, dry/turf), during a landing at Keil Airport near Dongola, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. No injuries to the pilot or three passengers were reported. The flight originated from the Williamson County Regional Airport near Marion, Illinois approximately 2030.
Post accident examination revealed damage to the firewall, stabilator, main landing gear and wings. The main landing gear trunions were separated from the wing structure. No preexisting anomalies were found, and none were reported by the pilot.
In a written report, the pilot stated that, on the landing approach, he "... was slightly high... ." The pilot also stated that the north end of the airport had been having work done and that it dropped off steeply on both sides. The pilot stated that he "aimed for a point where it no longer dropped off so steeply." The pilot also stated that he was unfamiliar with the airport.
The Keil Airport is a private airport and does not have runway lights. According to United States Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department internet site, sunset for the accident day occurred at 2021 and the end of civil twilight occurred at 2052.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1996T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7135188
- Airframe hours
- 3,891
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- 1996t, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1998 · 105 hours before
- Departed
- MWA · Marion, IL
- Destination
- 6IL5
- Airport
- 6IL5 · Keil Airport, runway 19, 2,200 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 550 total · 300 in this make and model · 486 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CGI, 22 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 N1996T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.