Ponca City Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601
Saturday, December 4, 2010 12:45 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

A witness reported that the airplane rolled inverted on final approach and then impacted the ground. A postaccident examination of the accident site and airplane revealed the airplane bounced several times during landing and the left wing struck the ground, separating it from the fuselage. The airplane became inverted, skidded across the grass median and taxiway, and collided with a chain link fence. Recorded wind at the time of the accident were aligned with the runway heading at 12 knots, gusting to 21 knots.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's loss of control during landing for undetermined reasons.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/4/2010
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1245
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City Ponca City
Event State OKLAHOMA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 74601
Event Date Year 2010
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 364355N
Event Location Longitude 0970559W
Event Location Airport Ponca City Regional
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PNC
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 1007
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1253 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID PNC
Elevation of weather observation facility 1007
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
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) 7
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -4
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 350
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 21
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.33
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KPNC 041853Z AUTO 35012G21KT 10SM CLR 07/M04
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29058
NTSB Notification Source FAA ASW ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 16 2011 8:48AM
User who most recently changed record andj
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8320R
NTSB Number CEN11LA093
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 PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-28-140
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 28-22191
Certified Max Gross Weight 2150
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 2
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 Jul 19 2010 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 37
Airframe Hours 5514
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name Kenneth R. & Matthew T. Green
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3500 Boren Blvd
Aircraft Owner City Seminole
Aircraft Owner State OK
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 748368
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Kenneth R. & Matthew T. Green
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 3500 Boren Blvd
Operator City Seminole
Operator State OK
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 748368
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 H45
Departure City Seminole
Departure State OK
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1115
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code PNC
Destination City Ponca City
Destination State OK
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 3 2011 1:15PM
User who most recently changed record scoa
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 35
Runway Length 7201
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --