Cuba Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Cuba, Missouri 65453
Thursday, November 28, 2002 15:19 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane bounced during landing, veered off the right side of runway 36, crossed over a ditch, and entered a second ditch where it nosed over. The passenger indicated the pilot was "not on the rudders" and the cross-wind was 10 knots. The winds at the time of the accident were reported as 290 degrees at 12 knots.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilots inadequate flare and recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing factors to this accident were the crosswind and the ditch.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/28/2002
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1519
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City Cuba
Event State MISSOURI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 65453
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport Cuba Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID UBX
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 1023
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1453 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 270
Weather Observation Facility ID VIH
Elevation of weather observation facility 1148
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 16
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 8
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 290
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.16
Density Altitude (feet) 176
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 13926
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Nov 28 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1809
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Sep 30 2003 9:55AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office St. Louis FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4901S
NTSB Number CHI03LA030
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Piper
Aircraft Model PA-22-150
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 3791
Certified Max Gross Weight 2200
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 4 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 15.4
Airframe Hours 2160.5
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Richard M Barnes
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. Box 55
Aircraft Owner City Rolla
Aircraft Owner State MO
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 65402
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Nancy Barnes
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address Route 1 Box 43F
Operator City Cook Station
Operator State MO
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 63549
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code UBX
Departure City Cuba
Departure State MO
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code UBX
Destination City --
Destination State --
Destination Country --
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jul 30 2003 3:36PM
User who most recently changed record SULP
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 36
Runway Length 3420
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --