ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357761
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| Date: | Sunday 18 February 1996 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2237P |
| MSN: | 23-846 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5711 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spanaway, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mckenna, WA |
| (WA61) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot attempted a landing on a wet, 1,600-foot-long runway. Performance charts from an owner's manual for the aircraft type indicated a nominal landing distance of approximately 600 to 680 feet depending on gross weight. The pilot stated that the aircraft 'continued at [the] same speed with little or no slowing' upon application of wheel brakes, and that 'as [the] end of [the] runway...approached [he] could not see what lay past [the] end of [the] runway.' The pilot stated that he then 'exited [the] paved runway onto grass with hopes of slowing [and] stopping [the aircraft] over a greater distance.' After the pilot departed the pavement, the aircraft went over an embankment after slowing to approximately 10 MPH and collided with trees. Aerial imagery of the airport in a state airport directory and photos taken by on-scene investigators showed a 600-foot-long overrun area beyond the end of the runway; however, the overrun was not visible from the runway due to the slope of the terrain.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to use all available runway, including the overrun area, to stop the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the wet runway, and the pilot's inability to see the overrun from the runway due to the sloping terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA059
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2024 06:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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