- Date
- August 1, 1984, 05:45 local (10:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hyannis, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N63974Piper PA-23-250T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840801039739A
- Case key
- 33761
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Analysis
The plt had made previous arrangements to have the passenger that was to be picked up use the headlights on his car to indicate the direction of landing. Upon arrival the plt saw the headlights on the south end of the rwy pointing north. The plt subsequently touched down long & ran off the end of the rwy into soft sand collapsing the nose gear & right main landing gear. The plt stated that after the accident he found he had a tailwind of 5-10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63974
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-7854103
- Airframe hours
- 1,420
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-C1A, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Double Hook Ranch Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- RAP · Rapid City, SD
- Destination
- DDC · Dodge City, KS
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 1V2 · Grant County Municipal, runway 35, 2,900 × 30 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,375 total · 290 in this make and model · 9,000 as pilot in command · 137 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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