Piper PA-31-350 N4NP

Summary

On 10 December 1985 at about 19:20 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N4NP, operated by TRI Star Transportation, was involved in an accident near Topeka, Kansas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 December 1985 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Phillip Billard (TOP)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-31-350

Registration

N4NP

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

TRI Star Transportation

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita → Topeka

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86LA032

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

N4NP DIVERTED FROM THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION FORBES FIELD TOPEKA,KANSAS TO BILLARD FIELD,B NM AWAY, DUE TO WEATHER. BILLARD ATCT ADVISED THE FLIGHT DURING INITIAL CONTACT, BEFORE N4NP REACHED THE ILS FOF, OF THE RUNWAY BRAKING ACTION. THE PILOT SAID BRAKING WAS REPORTED AS NIL. THE ATCT ALSO ADVISED THE FLIGHT, ALONG WITH THEIR LANDING CLEARANCE, THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 360 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS AND TOWER VISIBILITY WAS 5/8 OF A MILE. THE CONTROLLER STATED THAT N4NP LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 13 NEAR THE DEPARTURE END. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED SOFT TERRAIN BESIDE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.