St Ignatius Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

St. Ignatius, Montana 59865
Tuesady, December 24, 2013 13:30 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

During a pleasure flight, the non-certified pilot attempted twice to land at the accident airport. On the first attempt, the pilot stated that the approach was too fast and too high, so he performed a go-around. On the accident landing, the airplane landed farther down the 2,610-foot runway than he anticipated. The airplane did not slow down, and as the end of the runway approached, the pilot applied the brakes. The airplane subsequently veered to the left and right, and then back to the left again, which allowed the right wing to contact the runway. The nose of the airplane impacted a snow berm, and the airplane came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing and fuselage. An examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The non-certified pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized approach for landing that resulted in a long landing and subsequent runway overrun.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/24/2013
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1330
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City St. Ignatius
Event State MONTANA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 59865
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 471930N
Event Location Longitude 1140451W
Event Location Airport ST IGNATIUS
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 52S
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 270
Airport Elevation 3006
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1953 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 355
Weather Observation Facility ID 7S0
Elevation of weather observation facility 3086
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 15
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 5000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 3
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 290
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.41
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KMSO 241953Z 29006KT 10SM BKN050 OVC060 03/M
Event Highest Injury Serious
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 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 32693
NTSB Notification Source FAA AMN Regional Operations Ce
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 29 2014 4:46PM
User who most recently changed record eckd
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5533B
NTSB Number WPR14CA075
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 CESSNA
Aircraft Model 152
Aircraft Series Identifier NO SERIES
Aircraft Serial Number 15283896
Certified Max Gross Weight 1676
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 2
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jun 15 2012 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name HILAND JACK LEE
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City RONAN
Aircraft Owner State MT
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 598649882
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name Robert Williams
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City RONAN
Operator State MT
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 598649882
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 No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 7S0
Departure City RONAN
Departure State MT
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1300
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 52S
Destination City St. Ignatius
Destination State MT
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 29 2014 4:46PM
User who most recently changed record eckd
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 26
Runway Length 2610
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --