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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 200BEECH · Lake Charles, LA · September 24, 1997

Date: September 24, 1997 · 06:35 local
Place: Lake Charles, LA
Airport: Chennault Industrial Airpark
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N208AJ
Reported as: Beech 200BEECH
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total90 in this make and model150 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.

Narrative: pilot's statement, Lake Charles incident: pilot was informed that weather was 11/2 miles visibility, 900 overcast with heavy rain. Pilot checked radar and did not think that flight conditions would be a factor in the approach. Continued with a stabilized approach, but landed long. Due to water on the runway as well as length of the runway did not immediately apply brakes. When brakes as well as reverse thrust were applied, aircraft started to hydroplane and veered off the runway. Controller's statement; Lake Charles incident: incident occurred at 0630, after the field had just opened, and aircraft was first to land. There was standing water on the runway due to heavy rainshowers which was still in progress. Aircraft was lost from sight due to heavy rain. Pilot called tower to indicate that she had exited off the runway into the grass.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT'S STATEMENT, LAKE CHARLES INCIDENT: PILOT WAS INFORMED THAT WEATHER WAS 11/2 MILES VISIBILITY, 900 OVERCAST WITH HEAVY RAIN. PILOT CHECKED RADAR AND DID NOT THINK THAT FLIGHT CONDITIONS WOULD BE A FACTOR IN THE APPROACH. CONTINUED WITH A STABILIZED APPROACH, BUT LANDED LONG. DUE TO WATER ON THE RUNWAY AS WELL AS LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY DID NOT IMMEDIATELY APPLY BRAKES. WHEN BRAKES AS WELL AS REVERSE THRUST WERE APPLIED, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO HYDROPLANE AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. CONTROLLER'S STATEMENT; LAKE CHARLES INCIDENT: INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 0630, AFTER THE FIELD HAD JUST OPENED, AND AIRCRAFT WAS FIRST TO LAND. THERE WAS STANDING WATER ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO HEAVY RAINSHOWERS WHICH WAS STILL IN PROGRESS. AIRCRAFT WAS LOST FROM SIGHT DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. PILOT CALLED TOWER TO INDICATE THAT SHE HAD EXITED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS.