35.7721° N, 78.6386° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 25, 1978 · 23:15 local
Place
Raleigh, NC
Airport
Durham
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N702HP
Reported as
Piper 600SMITH
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,470 total170 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On rollout on wet runway gust of wind caused plane to slide. Gear door and prop blade hit runway light.
As the FAA filed it
ON ROLLOUT ON WET RUNWAY GUST OF WIND CAUSED PLANE TO SLIDE. GEAR DOOR AND PROP BLADE HIT RUNWAY LIGHT.