- Date
- June 19, 1982, 09:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, MT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4346FPiper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820619023659A
- Case key
- 71165
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that he overshot the runway by being too high and that it was his intention to go around for a second pass. He further stated that his airspeed was too low and that he was behind the power curve and was not able to climb out of the valley at the end of the runway. The aircraft was forced to land on the flat side of the valley.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4346F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7715022
- Airframe hours
- 3,412
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Capital Aero Inc.
- Registered owner
- Capital Aero Inc.
- Departed
- Helena, MT
- Destination
- Jackson, MT
- Airport
- 54S · Hirshy, runway 4, 4,000 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 94 total · 61 in this make and model · 46 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 131 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.