19880929044509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Renton, WA · September 29, 1988

Date
September 29, 1988 · 14:36 local
Place
Renton, WA
Airport
Renton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5896W
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA193
Reported as
Piper PA28160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
43 total33 in this make and model11 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.

Bounced on landing, lost control on second bounce. Veered off runway into a river. Blamed brakes. No defects found.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED ON LANDING, LOST CONTROL ON SECOND BOUNCE. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A RIVER. BLAMED BRAKES. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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