MKC85LA044

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28-161 · Olathe, KS · January 6, 1985

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
January 6, 1985, 13:24 local (19:24 UTC)
Place
Olathe, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N84499Piper PA-28-161
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850106000329A
Case key
33902

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Sequence of events

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Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - rough/uneven
Terrain condition - snow covered

Analysis

Pilot said acft swerved to right during landing roll. Acft ran off right side of rwy into snow covered area resulting indamage to wing & gear. No evidence of aircraft malfunction was found after the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
N84499
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28-8216034
Airframe hours
1,537
Engine
Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
K.C. Aviation
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · December 1, 1984 · 33 hours before
Departed
OJC · Olathe, KS
Airport
OJC · Johnson Couty Exec.Arpt., runway 17, 4,100 × 75 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
40
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
73 total · 19 in this make and model · 38 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
260° at 10 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
OJC

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N84499 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.