Piper PA-28-180 accident near Fort Scott, KS
On September 21, 1999, a Piper PA-28-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Scott, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 21, 1999
- Place
- Fort Scott, KS
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.831°N, 94.701°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19703
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 21, 1999, at 1640 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N8446W, piloted by the holder of a foreign pilot certificate, was destroyed when it impacted level terrain approximately 0.25 miles west of the Fort Scott Municipal Airport, Fort Scott, Kansas following an aborted landing on runway 35 (4,400 feet by 72 feet, dry/asphalt). The pilot, who was a British citizen, was fatally injured. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The point and time of origin of the flight is unknown. A witness to the accident stated that, on initial touchdown the aircraft bounced 10 to 15 feet into the air at which time he heard the engine power increase. He said the aircraft then turned in a westerly direction at a steep angle-of-attack. The witness said that the aircraft was approximately 200 to 250 feet above the ground when, "... it stalled [and] entered [a] 1/2 turn spin and collided with the ground." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, born March 11, 1964, was the holder of a foreign pilot certificate. He did not hold United States pilot or medical certificates. According to the pilot logbook, he had accumulated 53.5 hours of flight time on July 22, 1999. The logbook indicates that the pilot had 51.1 hours in Cessna 150/152 aircraft and 2.4 hours in Cessna 172 aircraft. There were no logbook entries after the July 22, 1999 entry. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane was a Piper PA-28-180, N8446W, serial number 28-2679. The recording tacho
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience, his lack of familiarity with the airplane, and the stall/spin encountered.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
