33.1581° N, 117.3506° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 27, 1983 · 15:53 local
Place
Carlsbad, CA
Airport
Mccellan Palmor
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N82055
Reported as
Piper PA31T
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,320 total630 in this make and model170 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.
Pilot touched down at mid field. Departed end of runway. Nose wheel sank into a ditch. Aircraft was hydroplaning.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT MID FIELD. DEPARTED END OF RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO A DITCH. AIRCRAFT WAS HYDROPLANING.