# NTSB MKC84FA195: Piper PA-24-180, N5019P, Osage Beach, MO, July 2, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 2, 1984, 18:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place: Osage Beach, MO
- Coordinates: 38.129577, -92.649414 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1296&lon=-92.6494&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84FA195
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33535/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA195

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - turbulence (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted landing - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - gear retraction - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - raising of flaps - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - engine assembly - undetermined (cause)
  - proper climb rate - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - clearance - not obtained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - utility pole
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

WITNESS STATED ACFT TOUCHED DOWN MIDFIELD AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE RWY. TWO WITNESSES HEARD POWER APPLIED AND THE ACFT LIFTED OFF 300 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY. THEY STATED FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED FOR THE TOTAL TRANSITION AND THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED ONLY AFTER THE FIRST SET OF POWER LINES. AT APRX 100 FT AGL THE ACFT BEGAN TO DESCEND AT WHICH TIME IT CONTACTED A UTILITY POLE FOLLOWED BY TREES. THE PLT STATED THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO BE PRODUCING FULL POWER DURING THE CLIMB. HOWEVER, POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE PLT STATED THE LONG LANDING WAS MADE BECAUSE OF TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED OVER THE TREES DURING THE APPROACH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5019P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-180
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-22
- Airframe hours: 4200
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Midwest Pilots,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1983
- Departed: SUS, ST.LOUIS, MO
- Airport: K15, Lynn Creek/Grand Glaize, runway 32, 3,205 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 65; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 758 total, 340 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: VIH

## 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 19840702031539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840702031539A), Jul 2, 1984: Piper PA24, Osage Beach, MO, Destroyed. Pilot attempted go around after long landing. Aircraft hit wires and crashed off end of runway.

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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