# NTSB MKC79DCQ47: Piper PA-28, N6484W, Goodland, KS, September 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1979
- Place: Goodland, KS · GOODLAND, KS
- Location: 39.3493° N, 101.7138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodland, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3493&lon=-101.7138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCQ47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2797  79/9/27    GOODLAND,KS         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N6484W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 65, 9195 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOODLAND,KS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-ACFT TCHDWN DRG SIM FORCED LNDG ON ROAD,L GEAR HIT SFT DIRT ON EDGE OF ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6484W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6484W-2001-07-26), registration cancelled 2001-07-26, S/N 28-20559 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790927026139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790927026139A), Sep 27, 1979: Piper PA28140, Goodland, KS, Substantial damage. Simulated forced landing. CFI allowed aircraft to touch down on dirt road. Tried go around. Overboosted.ran off road

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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