- Date
- October 5, 1986, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Seward, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5980PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861005048409A
- Case key
- 34311
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Analysis
The plt reports that he was landing on his private grass strip which is 1600 x 60 ft. he said the grass on the edges was thicker then that in the middle. During landing roll the acft drifted to the lt and the lt wing collided with milo growing along the lt side of the strip. The acft swerved to the lt and the rt MLG collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5980P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1073
- Airframe hours
- 3,847
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540 A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles Krutz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 2, 1985
- Airport
- runway 31, 1,600 × 60 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,710 total · 500 in this make and model · 2,616 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.