# NTSB MKC85LA044: Piper PA-28-161, N84499, Olathe, KS, January 6, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 6, 1985, 13:24 local (19:24 UTC)
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Coordinates: 38.840175, -94.779319 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8402&lon=-94.7793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33902/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA044

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84499-1991-10-07), registration cancelled 1991-10-07, S/N 288216034 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-8216034
- Airframe hours: 1537
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850106000329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850106000329A), Jan 6, 1985: Piper PA28161, Olathe_________, KS, Substantial damage. On landing rollout, aircraft fishtailed and turned to right on brake application. Left side of runway, hit median.

## Other investigations on N84499 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI91FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA053), Dec 27, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N84499), Gardner, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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