# NTSB SEA94LA012: Cessna T-337E, N1244M, Yamhill, OR, October 10, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 9, 1993, 18:15 local (Oct 10, 1993, 01:15 UTC) - Place: Yamhill, OR - Coordinates: 45.360595, -123.240493 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3606&lon=-123.2405&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 41838 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA94LA012 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41838/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=41838 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA012 ## Probable cause THE PILOT FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE TAILWIND WAS A FACTOR. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - proper touchdown point - not used, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence ## Analysis THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE AIRSTRIP WAS PERFORMED AND TOUCHDOWN WAS NEAR THE APPROACH END. MAXIMUM BRAKING WAS USED TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT COME TO A STOP BEFORE IT RAN OFF THE AIRSTRIP AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE LANDED APPROXIMATELY MID-FIELD AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. ## Factual narrative On October 9, 1993, at 1815 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T-337E, N1244M, overran the end of the Flying M Airstrip, Yamhill, Oregon, and collided with a fence. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the certificated private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight had originated from Hillsboro, Oregon, on October 9, 1993 at 1745. In a written statement, the pilot reported that he overflew the airstrip to determine the wind conditions. An approach was set up for a landing to the west, as this airstrip is published in the Airport/Facilities Directory to land to the west and takeoff to the east. The pilot stated that the approach and airspeed were normal and touch down was at or near the approach end of the runway. The airplane bounced slightly, and the pilot applied maximum braking action. The pilot stated that he realized that the airplane was not going to stop before the end of the runway and veered the airplane to the right, and then sharply to the left in an attempt to stop the airplane before it ran off the end of the airstrip and collided with a fence. Witnesses in the area reported that the airplane landed long, approximately mid-field, on the 2,125 foot turf airstrip with a tailwind. The airplane was unable to stop on the strip before colliding with the fence. The Cessna T-337E, Owner's Manual, Performance Data, states that the landing roll distance on a dry turf runway, in a no wind condition, would be 889 feet. The total distance to clear a 50 foot obstacle would be 2,096 feet. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1244M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1244M-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 33701244, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T-337E - Registry model: [Cessna T337E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337e) (registry code 2075723) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T33701244 - Airframe hours: 2991 - Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360A 210 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Avrotec, Inc - Registered owner: Avrotec, Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 14, 1992, 77 hours before - Departed: HIO, HILLSBORO, OR - Airport: OR05, Flying M, runway 25, 2,125 × 40 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,238 total, 97 in this make and model, 1,238 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 14 knots - Visibility: 25 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: HIO, 20 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19931009052619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931009052619A), Oct 9, 1993: Cessna T337E, Yamhill, OR, Substantial damage. Landed long on short strip. Overran end into a fence. Had quartering tail wind. One way strip and misjudgement. ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 6, 1995, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=41838. 929 KB in all. - Supplement E - Second Pilot Information (item 1, .PDF, 120 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40475378&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Supplement%20E%20-%20Second%20Pilot%20Information-Master.PDF - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 2, .PDF, 554 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40475379&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Passenger Statement, NTSB Form 6120.9 (item 3, .PDF, 129 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40475380&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Passenger%20Statement,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.9-Master.PDF - Witness Statements (item 4, .PDF, 125 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40475381&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statements-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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