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July 29, 1995 · Aviat Pitts S2B · N1585P

Junction City, KS

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 29, 1995
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 minor injury), 1 uninjured
Location
Junction City, KS
Aircraft
Aviat Pitts S2B
Tail Number
N1585P
Injuries
Minor
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
CHI95LA251

WITNESSES SAID THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED FOR LANDING WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND FLOATED DOWN THE RUNWAY UNTIL INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINED TO STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT CONTINUED PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A FIELD AND CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT THE CROSSWIND MADE THE LANDING DIFFICULT. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL FLYING TIME OF 13 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to abort the landing despite excessive speed and insufficient runway length remaining. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model aircraft, and the crosswind.

Full Narrative

On July 29, 1995, at 1335 central daylight time (cdt), a Aviat, Inc. Pitts S2B, N1585P, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during a landing overrun on runway 05 (turf, 1927 feet long) at Junction City, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries and the sole passenger received minor injuries. The flight departed from Goodland, Kansas, at 1200 cdt. Witnesses reported that the airplane approached too fast for landing and "bounced a couple of times" until insufficient runway remained to stop. The aircraft continued past the end of the runway, through a field and came to rest in a drainage ditch approximately 200 feet from the end of the runway. The pilot was flying the aircraft from the rear seat and reported that he flew the final approach "too fast for (the) runway length." The pilot also told investigators that the crosswind made the landing difficult and that high ambient temperatures may have impaired his (physiological) performance. He also reported that he had completed a biennial flight review in the Aviat S2B on July 2, 1995, and had a total flying time of 13 hours in make and model.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time13:30 CDT
Nearest AirportFreeman Field (0nm)
Runway5
Runway Length1927 ft
Runway Width200 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftAviat Pitts S2B
Tail NumberN1585P
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · AEIO-540-D4AS · Reciprocating · 260
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 minor injury), 1 uninjured
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor1
Uninjured1
Total2
Crew 1Age 38 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind130° @ 9 kt
Visibility7 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point64 F
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time18:50
Weather SourceWFAC

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