# NTSB MKC85LA119: Piper PA-28-236, N627WB, Concordia, KS, June 1, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 1, 1985, 00:10 local (05:10 UTC)
- Place: Concordia, KS
- Coordinates: 39.569252, -97.660156 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5693&lon=-97.6602&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): 33955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA119
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33955/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA119

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - tailwind
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS MAKING A NIGHT FLT. HE RECEIVED WIND INFORMATION FROM AN ARPT 48 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION BUT USED AN INDICATION FROM LIGHTED WIND INDICATOR. PLT MADE A GO AROUND BECAUSE THE GROUND SPEED WAS FAST. DURING THE NEXT ATTEMPT, HE LANDED, RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND CONTACTED A SMALL DIRT BANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N627WB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N627WB), registered now, S/N 28-7911233, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-236
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (registry code 7102815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 287911233
- Airframe hours: 2650
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert L. Simpson
- Registered owner: Westoff Brothers, Inc.
- Departed: GBD, GREAT BEND, KS
- Airport: CNK, Blosser Municipal, runway 35, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 107 total, 22 in this make and model, 7 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19850601025769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850601025769A), Jun 1, 1985: Piper PA28236, Concordia, KS, Substantial damage. Landed downwind at night after goaround. Ran off end of runway and struck a small ridge.

## Other investigations on N627WB (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 LAX96LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA320), Jan 9, 1996: Piper PA-28-236 (N627WB), Paradise, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempted flight into known adverse weather conditions.

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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