Mark Anton Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Dayton, Tennessee 37321
Saturday, August 12, 1995 11:30 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 03, HE APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKE APPLICATION, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A HARD LEFT TURN. HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER, AILERON, AND RIGHT BRAKE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE TURN. HE THEN APPLIED FULL POWER TO THE ENGINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO ARREST THE TURN, BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE, ACROSS A SHALLOW DITCH, AND CAME TO REST IN A GRASSY AREA JUST WEST OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT TIRES WERE FULLY INFLATED, AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKES ROTATED FREELY.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/12/1995
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1130
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City DAYTON
Event State TENNESSEE
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 37321
Event Date Year 1995
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport MARK ANTON
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 2A0
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 717
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1050 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 180
Weather Observation Facility ID CHA
Elevation of weather observation facility 682
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 30
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 23
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 30
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 2500
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1010
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Aug 12 1995 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1340
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 7 2000 4:29PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N623DS
NTSB Number ATL95LA154
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-46
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-46
Aircraft Serial Number 4608066
Certified Max Gross Weight 4118
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 11 1995 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 2
Airframe Hours 509
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ERNEST IGOU
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3773 KINGS ROAD
Aircraft Owner City CHATTANOOGA
Aircraft Owner State TN
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 37416
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code CHA
Departure City CHATTANOOGA
Departure State TN
Departure Country
Departure Time 1100
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 2A0
Destination City
Destination State TN
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 3
Runway Length 4500
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --