Piper PA 32R 301T N5319J

Summary

On 31 December 2006 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA 32R 301T registered N5319J was involved in an accident near Crystal Beach, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

31 December 2006 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Crystal Beach, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Seafood Warehouse (XS77)

Coordinates

29.2650, -94.8600

Aircraft

Piper PA 32R 301T

Registration

N5319J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lufkin → Crystal Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW07CA047

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's touchdown too far down the runway resulting in an overrun. Factors were the wet grass runway and the trailer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 409-hour private pilot lost control of the single-engine airplane while landing on a private grass airstrip. The pilot reported executing a short field approach to runway 18, a 2,800-foot long by 50-foot wide wet grass airstrip. During the landing roll, the airplane touched down beyond the normal touchdown point and the pilot applied brakes. However, braking action was nil due to the wet runway surface and the airplane overran the departure end of the runway and impacted a parked trailer near the departure end of the runway. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane through the main cabin door with no injuries. Weather reported at the nearest weather reporting airport, located approximately 15 miles west of the accident location, was clear skies, 10 miles visibility, with 10-knot winds from the west.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.