Missoula International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Missoula, Montana 59806
Saturday, November 25, 2006 15:38 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The stident pilot was downwind in the traffic pattern in preparation for landing when he was instructed by the air traffic controller to reverse his pattern and land on the opposite runway. The student misjudged his landing approach, and landed about midpoint on the runway. The airplane subsequently overran the end of the runway and struck a fence, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The student pilot's misjudged distance/speed during final approach, which resulted in an overrun during landing roll and collision with a fence.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/25/2006
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1538
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City Missoula
Event State MONTANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 59806
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 465929N
Event Location Longitude 1140526W
Event Location Airport Missoula International Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MSO
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0.5
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 3205
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1540 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID MSO
Elevation of weather observation facility 3205
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 2900
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 2900
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Thin Broken
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 2.5
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 1
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -4
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 190
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.85
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 21185
NTSB Notification Source Regional Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date Nov 25 2006 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Mar 26 2007 9:33AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\lema
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Helena, Montana

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N93239
NTSB Number SEA07LA024
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
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 Cessna
Aircraft Model 152
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 15285447
Certified Max Gross Weight 1670
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 1 2006 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 12534.6
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Minuteman Aviation
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Missoula
Aircraft Owner State MT
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 59806
Operator is an individual? No
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? --
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) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code MSP
Departure City Missoula
Departure State MT
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1445
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code MSO
Destination City Missoula
Destination State MT
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 31 2007 1:28PM
User who most recently changed record STAM
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 07
Runway Length 4612
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --