Perry County Municpal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Tell City, Indiana 47586
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 9:10 CDT

The pilot reported that he made a straight-in approach to the runway after about a 10-minute flight. He stated that there was no appreciable wind during the landing attempt, for which he had fully extended the wing flaps. He reported the airplane landed about one-third of the way down the runway and that after touchdown he retracted the wing flaps and applied brake pressure to slow the airplane. He stated that the airplane did not seem to decelerate normally during the landing roll, likely because of the downslope of the runway, so he elected to abort the landing. The pilot estimated that he increased engine power for the aborted landing as the airplane passed midfield and the airplane accelerated to liftoff speed while still on the runway; however, it did not clear a 10-foot high airport security fence that was located about 340 feet from the departure end of the runway. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A postaccident examination of the runway overrun area showed tire tracks consistent with the tire width of the accident airplane. The postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies with the airplane brake system that would have prevented normal operation. Landing performance calculations indicated that the airplane should have been able to stop within 1,000 feet of touchdown. Considering that the runway was 4,400 feet long, and given the existing calm wind and dry runway conditions, the pilot should have been able to stop the airplane on the available runway; thus it is likely that the airplane landed long on the runway.

The pilot’s improper touchdown point during landing and the resultant runway excursion during the aborted landing.