# Accident 19960617016589A: Piper PA24250, Leander, TX, June 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Leander, TX
- Airport: Kittie Hill Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5602° N, 97.8597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5602&lon=-97.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8129P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8129P-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 25 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960617016589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)WHILE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE 2,350 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE LANDING AREA. SKID MARKS WERE FOUND THAT MATCHED THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES. THE SKID MARKS BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND LED TO THE FENCE. (-23) AFTER LANDING, AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TOO FAST, PILOT LOCKED BRAKES, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 75', WENT THROUGH A FENCE, RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. NO NMAC, NO PILOT DEVIATION REPORTED, NO FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA253), Jun 17, 1996: Piper PA-24-250 (N8129P), Leander, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot sufficiently slow the airplane, while landing on a grass runway.

## Other reports on N8129P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140928021209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140928021209A), Sep 28, 2014: Piper PA-24-250 (N8129P), Rancho Murieta, CA, Substantial damage. Instructional flight, reportedly lost directional control of the aircraft during a soft field takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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