# NTSB CHI99LA306: Piper PA-34-220T, N300JV, Salem, MO, August 18, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 18, 1999, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Salem, MO - Coordinates: 37.629577, -91.530326 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6296&lon=-91.5303&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 4, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47115 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA306 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47115/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA306 ## Probable cause The pilot in command misjudging the touchdown point. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - touchdown - misjudged, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - Gear collapsed, landing - roll - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot said the twin-engine airplane '...landed long, went off the end of the runway and collapsed the right main gear.' The pilot said the airplane floated during the landing flare that caused the airplane to land long. The on-scene investigation revealed the airplane's main landing gear tires skidded 1,300 feet on the runway. The skid marks were curved and left the runway as they went beyond its end. The airplane skidded about 20 feet on the grass before coming to a stop. The runway at the accident airport was 3,000 feet long and 60 feet wide. Surface wind and temperature reports at 2 airports, about 30 miles west and 40 miles north of the accident airport showed variable wind direction and wind from 190 degrees. The wind speeds were 5 and 7 knots respectively. ## Factual narrative On August 18, 1999, at 1000 central daylight time (cdt), a Piper PA-34-220T, N300JV, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when its right main landing gear collapsed during a high speed turn to the left after departing the departure end of runway 17 (3,000 feet by 60 feet, dry asphalt), striking a runway end identifier light, and skidding sideways on the grass next to the runway end at the Salem Memorial Airport (K33), Salem, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The flight departed the Columbia Regional Airport, Columbia, Missouri, at 0930 cdt. The pilot said the airplane "...landed long, went off the end of the runway and collapsed the right main gear." A Federal Aviation Administration Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI) conducted the on-scene investigation. The PMI said the pilot had used runway 17 at K33. The PMI reported the pilot said "...the aircraft floated during the flair, causing a long landing." The PMI reported that N300JV had made 1,300 feet of tire skid marks with both main landing gear tires. The skid marks were curved to the left as they went beyond the runway's end. The airplane stopped its skid on the runway's grass clearway area about 20 feet north of the runway end. The taxiway for runway 35 is on the left side of the runway at its end. The closest weather to the Salem Memorial Airport is at the U.S. Army's Forney Field, Fort Leonardwood, Missouri. This airport is about 30 miles west of the accident airport. At 0955 cdt, Forney Field was reporting variable winds at 5 knots. The air temperature at Forney Field was reported to be 86 degrees Fahrenheit. A second airport, Rolla National, Rolla, Missouri, located about 40 miles north of the accident airport reported surface winds were 7 knots from 190 degrees at 0953 cdt. The air temperature was reported to be 84 degrees Fahrenheit. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N300JV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300JV-2010-02-09), registration cancelled 2010-02-09, S/N 3449032, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-34-220T - Registry model: [Piper PA-34-220T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (registry code 7103420) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 3449032 - Airframe hours: 292 - Engines: Continental TS10-360-RB 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: John C. Vanstone Md Pc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 4, 1998, 92 hours before - Departed: COU, COLUMBIA, MO - Destination: K33 - Airport: K33, Salem Memorial Airport, runway 35, 3,100 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,667 total, 1,842 in this make and model, 3,435 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 5 knots - Lowest ceiling: none ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990818046369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990818046369A), Aug 18, 1999: Piper PA34220T, Salem, MO, No damage. (-23)On landing the aircraft left skid marks on the last 1300 feet of runway 34. The marks indicate a high speed turn off at the last taxiway was attempted.… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.