- Date
- August 5, 1983, 08:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Afton, OK
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4643JPiper PA-28R-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830805074079A
- Case key
- 20998
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Analysis
The acft landed 3 ft short of the rwy on an inclined concrete slope. The weather was VMC. At the approach to the rwy a concrete embankment slopes downward about 10 ft to a road. The acft hit on this embankment bounced and slid 75 ft down the rwy. Discussions with the arpt mgr revealed that the approach is visually deceptive due to the rising concrete whichis the same color as the rwy. Neither the pilot or operator filed an accident report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4643J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-30534
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mcdaniel Co., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ICT · Wichita, KS
- Airport
- OK33 · Shangri-La, runway 17, 4,000 × 60 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.