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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Paducah, KY · July 24, 1981

Date
July 24, 1981 · 13:00 local
Place
Paducah, KY
Airport
Farrington
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2289Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FLQ20
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,630 total115 in this make and model180 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.

Pilot elected to land during thunderstorm. Aircraft hydroplaned and ran off runway causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ELECTED TO LAND DURING THUNDERSTORM. AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED AND RAN OFF RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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