ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298359
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 October 2001 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4033W |
| MSN: | 32-40055 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3944 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Wales, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vandenburg, FL (X16) |
| Lake Wales, FL (X25) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, while landing on a private grass strip, the airplane hydroplaned and veered off the left side of the runway striking a fence. The pilot said that it had rained earlier and the grass strip was wet with some standing water. The pilot did not report over flying the grass strip prior to landing to determine the landing surface condition.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to land on a wet sod runway which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing. Factors were the wet grass strip which allowed the airplane to hydroplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL02LA005
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 17:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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