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CEN14CA348

2014-06-21 · Wayne, Nebraska, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport KLCG

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot became distracted and landed short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the hole in the ground.

Factual narrative

The pilot said that when he turned onto final approach for runway 13, he noticed two rows of round cornstalk bales in front of him and this became a distraction. The airplane touched down short of the runway and after rolling about 50 feet, the nose wheel hit a hole in the ground and the airplane nosed over.A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who went to the scene said the ground was soft from a previous rainfall. His examination of the airplane revealed the firewall was buckled. When the airplane turned onto final approach for runway 13, the pilot noticed two rows of round cornstalk bales in front of him and this became a distraction. The airplane touched down short of the runway and after rolling about 50 feet, the nose wheel hit a hole in the ground and the airplane nosed over, buckling the firewall. The ground was soft from a previous rainfall. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Attention-Pilot - C
  • C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Descent/approach/glide path-Not attained/maintained - C
  • F Environmental issues-Physical environment-Terrain-Rough terrain-Effect on equipment - F

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2014_CEN14CA348.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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