- Date
- July 15, 1985, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5424WPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850715031289A
- Case key
- 33989
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a wx briefing, the plt was advised of possible thunderstorms at his destination. While en route, he was told that thunderstorm activity at his destination was confirmed by radar. During the last 40 min of the flt, the plt flew past aprx 15 arpts where he could have landed in VFR conditions. During arrival, the arpt was well below VFR minimums. Since the acft was low on fuel, the plt elected to make a precautionary landing in a field. During the roll-out the acft struck a barbed wire fence & two fence posts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5424W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28496
- Airframe hours
- 3,241
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Koerner Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 24, 1984 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- ABI · Abilene, TX
- Destination
- SGF · Springfield, MO
- Airport
- Unknown
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,500 total · 99 in this make and model · 5,350 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPG, 7 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.