19830205004289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Fair Oaks, CA · February 5, 1983

Date
February 5, 1983 · 23:50 local
Place
Fair Oaks, CA
Airport
Phoenix
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6694P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LVG08
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total27 in this make and model50 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.

Aircraft veered off runway on night landing on a wet runway. Struck a VASI light. Blamed brakes. No brake report.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON NIGHT LANDING ON A WET RUNWAY. STRUCK A VASI LIGHT. BLAMED BRAKES. NO BRAKE REPORT.

NTSB investigation

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