# NTSB IAD78FKW07: Ryan ST-3KR, N54008, Columbia, TN, May 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1978
- Place: Columbia, TN · COLUMBIA, TN
- Location: 35.6151° N, 87.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6151&lon=-87.0353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FKW07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKW07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0842  78/5/21    COLUMBIA,TN         RYAN ST-3KR         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 510
        TIME - 1400                    N54008              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,TN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- T/D AT MID-FIELD,BOUNCED HARD,ATTEMPTED GO-ARND WITH FLAPS FULL DN,CARB HEAT IN HOT PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54008](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54008-2025-04-08), registration cancelled 2025-04-08, S/N 2066, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST-3KR
- Registry model: [Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (registry code 7830502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hunter Field

## 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 19780521010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521010059A), May 21, 1978: Ryan PT22, Columbia, TN, Substantial damage. T/d at mid-field,bounced hard,attempted go-arnd with flaps full drb heat in hot psn.

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.

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