# NTSB MKC83LA145: Piper PA-23-250, N5270Y, Point Lookout, MO, July 3, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 3, 1983, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Point Lookout, MO
- Location: 36.6259° N, 93.2289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of M GRAHAM CLARK DOWNTOWN (PLK), within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6259&lon=-93.2289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA145
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33435/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA145

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - windshear (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT CONTACTED THE ARPT UNICOM & WAS ADVISED THAT THE WIND WAS VARIABLE 190 TO 210 DEG AT 10, GUSTING 15 KTS. THE 1ST APCH WAS MADE AT 95 MPH WITH FULL FLAPS. THE PLT SAID WIND SHEAR, NEAR THE END OF THE RWY, WAS ENCOUNTER, SO A GO-AROUND WAS MADE. THE 2ND APCH WAS MADE WITHOUT FLAPS; HOWEVER, WIND SHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED AGAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS LANDED LONG & THE PLT COULD NOT STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY. THE PLT TURNED THE ACFT TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID AN EMBANKMENT NEAR THE END OF THE RWY. AFTER LEAVING THE RWY, THE ACFT SLID DOWN A STEEP INCLINE. THE CURRENT ARPT/FACILITY DIRECTORY HAD A REMARK STATING: 'EDDY CURRENTS NEAR RWY ENDS. LIGHT ACFT LAND LONG.'

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5270Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 272335
- Airframe hours: 3780
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-A1D5 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Brazoria Avia. Enterprises Co.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 1982, 182 hours before
- Departed: 3GV, GRAIN VALLEY, MO
- Airport: 36V, M. Graham Clark, runway 11, 3,600 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,388 total, 688 in this make and model, 2,199 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F

## 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 19830703028109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703028109A), Jul 3, 1983: Piper PA23250, Point Lookout, MO, Substantial damage. Bounced and landed long on crosswind landing. Unable to stop. Turned off runway. Hit a rock and slid down embankment.

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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