What happened
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Acft rolled off the end of rwy after landing. (.19) on November 27, 1998, at 1100 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N10347, piloted by a student pilot, was substantially damaged when it over-ran the departure end of runway 12L (3,800'X75', dry asphalt) at the st. Louis Downtown-Parks airport, east st. Louis, Illinois, during a landing roll. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight departed east st. Louis, Illinois, exact time unknown. The pilot said he landed the airplane on the first quarter of the runway. He said he decided to fast taxi to the departure end taxiway instead of using a closer taxiway. As the airplane approached the runway end and associated taxiway, he began braking. The pilot said he heard the right tire skidding and a short time later the airplane veered to the right. He said he released the brakes to regain control of the airplane. According to the pilot, the airplane ran off the end of the runway and collided with the runway end identifier lighting system control box before he could regain control. (.4) the student pilot said he landed about 1/4 the way down the runway. As the airplane approached the departure end of the runway the pilot said he applied the airplane's brakes. According to the pilot, the airplane's right tire skidded and caused the airplane to yaw to its right. He said he released the brakes and attempted to straighten out the airplane. During the process the airplane rolled onto the clearway at the departure end of the runway, colliding with the runway end identifier light assembly.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ROLLED OFF THE END OF RWY AFTER LANDING. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 27, 1998, AT 1100 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N10347, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT OVER-RAN THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 12L (3,800'X75', DRY ASPHALT) AT THE ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN-PARKS AIRPORT, EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, DURING A LANDING ROLL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID HE DECIDED TO FAST TAXI TO THE DEPARTURE END TAXIWAY INSTEAD OF USING A CLOSER TAXIWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY END AND ASSOCIATED TAXIWAY, HE BEGAN BRAKING. THE PILOT SAID HE HEARD THE RIGHT TIRE SKIDDING AND A SHORT TIME LATER THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE SAID HE RELEASED THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTING SYSTEM CONTROL BOX BEFORE HE COULD REGAIN CONTROL. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT SAID HE LANDED ABOUT 1/4 THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT TIRE SKIDDED AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO YAW TO ITS RIGHT. HE SAID HE RELEASED THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE AIRPLANE. DURING THE PROCESS THE AIRPLANE ROLLED ONTO THE CLEARWAY AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, COLLIDING WITH THE RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
NTSB investigation
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