Piper PA-28-181 N3023M

Summary

On 5 August 1998 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N3023M was involved in an accident near West Liberty, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and 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

5 August 1998 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

West Liberty, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

West Liberty (9I3)

Coordinates

37.9104, -83.2601

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N3023M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lexington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC98LA162

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate planning for a downslope landing. A factor was the pilot's lack of training for downslope landing situations.

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

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The pilot stated that during the landing, the airplane didn't touch down when expected. He eventually got the airplane on the ground, but felt it was not slowing enough to stop on the runway. He added power and took off, but on climb-out the airplane struck trees and crashed. The pilot wrote that at the time of the accident, the airplane was operating normally. He stated that he was unaware that the 2,400 foot runway had a 1.5% downgrade, and that he had never landed on a runway with a downslope before. He also stated that he 'hadn't appreciated the effect the slope would have on braking.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.