Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to attain a touchdown point sufficient to stop the airplane within the length of the runway.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that on final approach he was concerned about trees bracketing each side of the runway's approach end, and he stayed high to clear them. The airplane touched down onto the turf runway, bounced back into the air, and touched down a second time. The pilot applied brakes, realized he was running out of runway, and applied heavier braking. The airplane started to slide and, despite the pilot’s control inputs, overran the end of the runway and impacted a ditch. Subsequently, the left wing was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR12CA360 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 15, 2012
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Coolin, Idaho
- Nearest airport
- Cavanaugh Bay Airport (66S)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Piper PA-24-260
- N-number
- N9382P
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.