19800718029209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Lake Charles, LA · July 18, 1980

Date
July 18, 1980 · 13:00 local
Place
Lake Charles, LA
Airport
Mcfillen
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2395K
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DRD49
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
171 total168 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed long & fast. Unable to stop on runway. Slid sideways into a ditch off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED LONG & FAST. UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY. SLID SIDEWAYS INTO A DITCH OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.