Piper PA-24-250 N8129P
17 June 1996 · Leander, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1996 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N8129P was involved in an accident near Leander, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leander, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kittie Hill (77T)
- Coordinates
- 30.5602, -97.8597
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N8129P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lakeway → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW96LA253
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
failure of the pilot sufficiently slow the airplane, while landing on a grass runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While landing, the airplane overran the 2,350 foot grass runway and collided with a fence at the departure end of the landing area. Skid marks were found that matched the airplane's main landing gear tires. The skid marks began approximately 75 feet from the end of the runway and led to the fence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-24-250 | Santa Paula, California, United States | Peter A. Perl | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1996 | Piper PA-24-250 | Pelican Narrows, Canada | P.e. Koretko & D.m. Stoos | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-24-250 | Bellville, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-24-180 | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1996 | Piper PA-24 | Livingston, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Piper PA-24-250 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | L. Scott Brooksby | No injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 1996 | Cessna T210L | Lonestar, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1996 | Piper PA-28-160 | Decatur, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1996 | Piper PA-38-112 | Port Mansfield, Texas, United States | Flight Training Systems, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1996 | Beechcraft 35-A33 | Houston, Texas, United States | Ray's Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1996 | Cessna T210N | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1996 | Schweizer 269C | San Ygnacio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |