Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Fremont Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Fremont, Ohio 43420
Saturday, November 25, 2000 14:06 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The non-instrument rated pilot stated that he obtained a weather briefing from flight service prior to departure, and the forecast was for marginal VFR conditions. About 1 hour into the flight, the pilot experienced deteriorating weather conditions, including lowering visibility and rain. He made a 180-degree turn and diverted to an airport. The pilot landed long on Runway 27, but did not want to go-around in the deteriorating weather conditions. The airplane traveled off the end of the runway, into a ditch. Review of the pilot's weather briefing revealed that he was advised of cloud layers up to 25,000 feet along his planned route of flight, and AIRMETs for IFR conditions. About the time of the accident, the reported weather at an airport approximately 25 miles away was: wind from 100 degrees at 11 knots; visibility 1 3/4 statute mile; light rain and mist; ceiling 500 feet broken, 3,300 feet overcast; temperature 39 degrees Fahrenheit, dewpoint 37 degrees; altimeter 29.92 inches Hg.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point while landing. Factors were the pilot's improper weather evaluation, rain, a low ceiling, and a tailwind.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 11/25/2000 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1406 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | FREMONT |
| Event State | OHIO |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 43420 |
| Event Date Year | 2000 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | FREMONT AIRPORT |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 14G |
| 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 | 662 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Partial - limited by pilot |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1416 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 300 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | TOL |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 690 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 25 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 500 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 1.75 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 4 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 3 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 100 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 11 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| 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 | 3 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 10041 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Nov 25 2000 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1856 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jul 17 2001 8:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N1305H |
| NTSB Number | NYC01LA042 |
| 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-28-161 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | PA-28-161 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 28-7716013 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2325 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Oct 27 2000 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 20 |
| Airframe Hours | 7402 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | COLGAN AVIATION LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 2709 FANTA REED ROAD |
| Aircraft Owner City | LA CROSSE |
| Aircraft Owner State | WI |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 54603 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | COLGAN AIR SERVICES |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 2709 FANTA REED ROAD |
| Operator City | LA CROSSE |
| Operator State | WI |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 54603 |
| 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 | YNG |
| Departure City | YOUNGSTOWN |
| Departure State | OH |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1245 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | LSE |
| Destination City | LA CROSSE |
| Destination State | WI |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 9 2001 4:02AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 27 |
| Runway Length | 4137 |
| Runway Width | 60 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |