- Date
- August 12, 1984, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Branson, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8289APiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840812041659A
- Case key
- 33770
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Excessive airspeed caused the acft to float about halfway down the rwy prior to touchdown. A go-aground was initiated with the addition of power but the plt then elected to attempt to stop due to low airspeed and minimal rwy remaining. The plt then applied brakes and guided the acft into grass and gravel off the side of the rwy. The acft came to a stop when it collided with two parked unmanned acft. A 90 deg crosswind at 9 KTS and density alt of aprx 3000 ft existed at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8289A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288116072
- Airframe hours
- 1,353
- Engine
- Lycoming O320D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kansas City Aviation Center
- Registered owner
- Rudy C. Nail
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 27, 1984 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- OJC · Olathe, KS
- Airport
- PLK · M. Graham Clark, runway 29, 3,600 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 280 total · 53 in this make and model · 216 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPF, 38 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.