N2331M – PIPER PA-28-181 – 1994-05-25 NTSB Accident Report

On May 25, 1994, a Piper PA-28-181 (N2331M) was involved in an incident near Weeping Water, NE. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot-in-command's misjudging compensation for wind conditions. Factors were tailwind, and wind information confusing.

On May 25, 1994, at 1215 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28- 181, N2331M, registered to Smith Center Kite Club, Inc., of Smith Center, Kansas, and operated by a private pilot, experienced an overrun on runway 35 (2,200' x 60' turf/gravel) at Browns Field, Weeping Water, Nebraska. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot and one passenger reported no injuries. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed Freemont, Nebraska, at 1145.

The pilot stated that he checked the windsock and it was favoring runway 35 but it was erratic. The pilot reported he was aware that the field was short so he made a conscientious effort to land slow and short.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI94LA174. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N2331M.