# NTSB MKC85LA200: Piper PA-32-301, N8385S, Fredericktown, MO, August 31, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 31, 1985, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Fredericktown, MO
- Coordinates: 37.5597, -90.290985 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5597&lon=-90.2910&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): 34019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA200
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34019/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA200

## 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 collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTS THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE LANDING AND BRAKE SYSTEM WERE EXAMINED BY A MECHANIC AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-ACCIDENT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8385S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8385S), registered now, S/N 32-8106065, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (registry code 7103207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-8106065
- Airframe hours: 610
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Computer Network, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 2, 1985, 11 hours before
- Airport: H88, Fredericktown Municipal, runway 19, 2,400 × 65 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 365 total, 126 in this make and model, 285 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 110° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19850831042419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831042419A), Aug 31, 1985: Piper PA32301, Fredericktown, MO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on the landing rollout. Swerved off the runway side, down an embankment. Hit a fence post.

## Other investigations on N8385S (2)

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 ERA13CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA123), Jan 27, 2013: Piper PA-32-301 (N8385S), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a parked vehicle while taxiing from landing.
- [NTSB NYC91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA065), Jan 24, 1991: Piper PA-32-301 (N8385S), Celina, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF THE POWERPLANT CONTROLS, MAGNETOS AND BRAKES.

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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