- Date
- October 15, 1985, 14:18 local (19:18 UTC)
- Place
- Monticello, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4KEPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851015052479A
- Case key
- 34104
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he knew that he would have strong cross-winds for landing but when he was ready to land, he was unable to correct for them. He started a go-around, hit gusty winds that rolled him to the right and when the airplane would'nt climb, they hit a power-line with the right tip or wheels.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4KE
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-7840078
- Airframe hours
- 753
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kuhlman Ertl Flying
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1985 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- DSM · Des Moines, IA
- Airport
- MXO · Minicipal, runway 31, 3,500 × 50 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 308 total · 125 in this make and model · 23 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CID, 30 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.