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Piper PA-20 N5590H

31 July 2000 · Kirksville, Missouri, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 July 2000 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N5590H was involved in an accident near Kirksville, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Kirksville, Missouri, United States
Nearest airport
Kirksville Regional (IRK)
Coordinates
40.1903, -92.5697
Aircraft
Piper PA-20
Registration
N5590H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Oshkosh → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI00LA231

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

the pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported, "I think, at touch down, my foot came off the rudder pedal. The ground loop occurred at about 1030-1045."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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