Piper PA-28-151 N8083C

Summary

On 9 May 2010 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N8083C, operated by Storm Flying Serv Inc, was involved in an accident near Webster, Iowa, 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.

Date

9 May 2010 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Webster, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Webster City Municipal Airport (EBS)

Coordinates

42.4364, -93.8689

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-151

Registration

N8083C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Storm Flying Serv Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Iowa Falls → Webster

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA349

Nobody was injured.

The pilot misjudged his speed and distance during landing, which resulted in an overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during landing he realized that the airplane was too high and too fast. Upon touchdown, he inadvertently applied left rudder thinking that he was applying additional braking. The airplane exited the runway and impacted a drainage ditch that was parallel to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage, which included left wing and left wing spar damage. No preexisting mechanical anomalies were found with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.