Webster City Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Webster, Iowa 50595
Sunday, May 9, 2010 14:15 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that during landing he realized that the airplane was too high and too fast. Upon touchdown, he inadvertently applied left rudder thinking that he was applying additional braking. The airplane exited the runway and impacted a drainage ditch that was parallel to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage, which included left wing and left wing spar damage. No preexisting mechanical anomalies were found with the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot misjudged his speed and distance during landing, which resulted in an overrun.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/9/2010
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1415
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Webster
Event State IOWA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 50595
Event Date Year 2010
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 422611N
Event Location Longitude 0935208W
Event Location Airport Webster City Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID EBS
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 1122
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1415 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID EBS
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
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) 14
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -2
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator Light and Variable
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.28
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 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 28089
NTSB Notification Source DSM FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 15 2011 12:02PM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8083C
NTSB Number CEN10CA349
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-28-151
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 28-7615076
Certified Max Gross Weight 2325
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 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Mar 26 2010 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 11112
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name STORM FLYING SERV INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1524 240TH STREET
Aircraft Owner City Webster City
Aircraft Owner State IA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 50595
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name STORM FLYING SERV INC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 1524 240TH STREET
Operator City Webster City
Operator State IA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 50595
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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 No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code IFA
Departure City Iowa Falls
Departure State IA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1410
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code EBS
Destination City Webster
Destination State IA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 15 2011 10:14AM
User who most recently changed record broda
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 32
Runway Length 4007
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --