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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T2 · Omaha, NE · April 28, 1996

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Date
April 28, 1996 · 22:21 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N774KV
Reported as
Piper PA31T2
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A135
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,500 total894 in this make and model79 in the last 90 days
N774KVRegistered now · Piper PA-31T2S/N 31T-8166057 · Built 1982Airframe modelPiper PA-31T2Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Narrative: on April 28, 1996, Piper PA-31-T2, N774KV, went off the left side of runway 30 and struck a runway light during landing roll at millard airport, Omaha, NE. The pilot stated light rain was occurring and there was a gusty crosswind from the right. He said after touchdown, braking action was poor. He also tried reverse thrust, but he said the airplane wanted to move to the left. He said he then tried a combination of brakes and reverse thrust. At one point he considered a balked landing, but decided against it because he felt there was insufficient runway remaining. He continued trying to stop and approaching the end of the landing surface, he applied full reverse thrust. The airplane went off the side of the runway about 100 feet from the end. The pilot estimated his speed going off about 20 mph. Damage to the airplane included the right propeller blades and minor skin damage on the right side. Investigation revealed the left main tire was lightly scuffed and the right main tire showed signs of hydroplaning. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 28, 1996, PIPER PA-31-T2, N774KV, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 30 AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT DURING LANDING ROLL AT MILLARD AIRPORT, OMAHA, NE. THE PILOT STATED LIGHT RAIN WAS OCCURRING AND THERE WAS A GUSTY CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. HE SAID AFTER TOUCHDOWN, BRAKING ACTION WAS POOR. HE ALSO TRIED REVERSE THRUST, BUT HE SAID THE AIRPLANE WANTED TO MOVE TO THE LEFT. HE SAID HE THEN TRIED A COMBINATION OF BRAKES AND REVERSE THRUST. AT ONE POINT HE CONSIDERED A BALKED LANDING, BUT DECIDED AGAINST IT BECAUSE HE FELT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING. HE CONTINUED TRYING TO STOP AND APPROACHING THE END OF THE LANDING SURFACE, HE APPLIED FULL REVERSE THRUST. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 100 FEET FROM THE END. THE PILOT ESTIMATED HIS SPEED GOING OFF ABOUT 20 MPH. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE INCLUDED THE RIGHT PROPELLER BLADES AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS LIGHTLY SCUFFED AND THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE SHOWED SIGNS OF HYDROPLANING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.