Piper PA-24-260 N666KH

Summary

On 2 September 1989 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N666KH, operated by Haynes, Ernie H., was involved in an accident near Hanceville, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 September 1989 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hanceville, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Ernie Haynes Pvt Strip

Coordinates

34.0598, -86.7593

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-260

Registration

N666KH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Haynes, Ernie H.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cullman → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL89LA210

1 person was seriously injured.

IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT/OWNER AND HIS FAILURE TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED FOR THE GO-AROUND; AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION AND REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (OTHER CREW MEMBER). THE UNEVEN SURFACE OF THE PRIVATE STRIP WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER PURCHASING THE ACFT, THE PREV OWNER WAS FLOWN BACK TO HIS HOME, THEN THE NEW OWNER & AN INSTRUCTOR (CFI) FLEW TO CULLMAN, AL. ON THIS FLT, THE NEW OWNER INTENDED TO 'GET CURRENT' & ACCOMPLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR A BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW, ALTHOUGH HE HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED A PA-24-250. AT CULLMAN, THEY PRACTICED LNDGS & AIRWORK, THEN LNDD & REFUELED BEFORE FLYING TO THE OWNER'S PVT STRIP TO HANGAR THE ACFT. AFTER 2 APCHS AT THE PVT STRIP, THEY ELECTED TO LND. RPRTDLY, THE APCH WAS GOOD UNTIL THE CFI SUGGESTED THE OWNER 'CHOP' THE POWER TO LND. THE ACFT THEN SETTLED, TOUCHED DOWN HARD & BOUNCED. THE CFI TOLD THE OWNER TO GO AROUND. THE OWNER INITIATED A GO-AROUND WHILE THE CFI OPERD THE GEAR & FLAPS. THE OWNER RPRTD THE ACFT WAS TOO SLOW, WAS BHND THE PWR CURVE & WOULDN'T CLIMB ENOUGH TO CLR A KNOLL BYD THE END OF THE RWY.IT IMPACTED ON THE KNOLL & CAME TO REST. THE OWNER SUFFERED A FRACTURED VERTEBRA. THE CFI RPRTD THAT DRG THE LNDG, THE ACFT BOUNCED WHEN IT CONTACTED A SMALL MOUND IN THE TOUCHDOWN AREA OF THE PVT STRIP. ON THIS FLT, THE OWNER WAS PIC.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.