What happened
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Acft struck a dirt bank and rolled over after landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)on 3/3/99 a corporate flight form marietta airport, ga (ryy) to Statesville municipal, NC (svh) was operated by mpw industrial services. The aircraft used for the flight was N727MB a PA-60-601P, Piper Aerostar. It was piloted by peter walthaus and had two each coporate passengers onboard. Upon arriving in the Statesville area and after making a missed localizer approach for runway 10 at svh, due to strong winds from the west, which caused the aircraft to obtain a higher than normal ground speed, thereby over shooting the airport, moderate turbulence and light rain, a second localizer approach to runway 10 was made. The pilot reached minimun descent altitude at about 2.5 miles out and had the runway in view at about 1 mile. The pilot decended the aircraft and touched down on the runway at the 1000 foot marker leaving 4000 foot remaining to stop. The pilot stated that for the first 1500 feet everything looked normal and smoothly applied brakes. Braking action was nil, possible hydroplaning, the pilot pumped brakes with littl e or no difference in braking action. The pilot noticed the localizer antenna at the end of the runway and tried to steer to the right avoiding it. The aircraft left the runway surface and was now on the grass. The pilot had difficulity maintaining directional control. The aircraft, once in the grass, slid sideways to the right then regained a more positive straight ahead tracking. The aircraft then encountered a 3 to 4 foot embankment just prior to a 25 foot drop off to road level. When the aircraft reached this 3 to 4 foot embankment it was estimated to be traveling approximately 70-80 knots. At this speed and with the aircraft configuration-flaps extended, the aircraft rolled up this embankment and became airborne again for a very short period of time until airspeed dropped off. The aircraft traveled horizontially for approx 70 feet then vertically for 30 feet. The aircraft hit the ground, bounced and slid into the airport security fence. It came to rest at a heading of 141 o. the pilot suffered minor injuries. A 1 inch cut between the thumb and forefinger of the right hand a sore left ankle. The passengers sustained no injuries. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. All gears collapsed. Both main gears punched holes through the wings. Both spars bent severely. Prop blades bent on both engines. Fuel leakage from both wing tanks. Nose section of aircraft substantial damage. Evidence of crack across upper fuselage, above exit door at the pilots station. Damage to belly of aircraft. Note: during post accident inspection of the aircraft evidence of hyropalning was found on both main tires. The pilot's statement and exisiting weather conditions ie. Wind direction, speed and preceptation at the time of the accident indicate that the pilot landed on a wet runway with a tail wind component which may have affected the braking action of the aircraft and it's ability to stop prior to the end of runway 10 at svh.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT STRUCK A DIRT BANK AND ROLLED OVER AFTER LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)ON 3/3/99 A CORPORATE FLIGHT FORM MARIETTA AIRPORT, GA (RYY) TO STATESVILLE MUNICIPAL, NC (SVH) WAS OPERATED BY MPW INDUSTRIAL SERVICES. THE AIRCRAFT USED FOR THE FLIGHT WAS N727MB A PA-60-601P, PIPER AEROSTAR. IT WAS PILOTED BY PETER WALTHAUS AND HAD TWO EACH COPORATE PASSENGERS ONBOARD. UPON ARRIVING IN THE STATESVILLE AREA AND AFTER MAKING A MISSED LOCALIZER APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 10 AT SVH, DUE TO STRONG WINDS FROM THE WEST, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO OBTAIN A HIGHER THAN NORMAL GROUND SPEED, THEREBY OVER SHOOTING THE AIRPORT, MODERATE TURBULENCE AND LIGHT RAIN, A SECOND LOCALIZER APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10 WAS MADE. THE PILOT REACHED MINIMUN DESCENT ALTITUDE AT ABOUT 2.5 MILES OUT AND HAD THE RUNWAY IN VIEW AT ABOUT 1 MILE. THE PILOT DECENDED THE AIRCRAFT AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AT THE 1000 FOOT MARKER LEAVING 4000 FOOT REMAINING TO STOP. THE PILOT STATED THAT FOR THE FIRST 1500 FEET EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL AND SMOOTHLY APPLIED BRAKES. BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL, POSSIBLE HYDROPLANING, THE PILOT PUMPED BRAKES WITH LITTL E OR NO DIFFERENCE IN BRAKING ACTION. THE PILOT NOTICED THE LOCALIZER ANTENNA AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TRIED TO STEER TO THE RIGHT AVOIDING IT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND WAS NOW ON THE GRASS. THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULITY MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT, ONCE IN THE GRASS, SLID SIDEWAYS TO THE RIGHT THEN REGAINED A MORE POSITIVE STRAIGHT AHEAD TRACKING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENCOUNTERED A 3 TO 4 FOOT EMBANKMENT JUST PRIOR TO A 25 FOOT DROP OFF TO ROAD LEVEL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THIS 3 TO 4 FOOT EMBANKMENT IT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70-80 KNOTS. AT THIS SPEED AND WITH THE AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION-FLAPS EXTENDED, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED UP THIS EMBANKMENT AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL AIRSPEED DROPPED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED HORIZONTIALLY FOR APPROX 70 FEET THEN VERTICALLY FOR 30 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND, BOUNCED AND SLID INTO THE AIRPORT SECURITY FENCE. IT CAME TO REST AT A HEADING OF 141 O. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. A 1 INCH CUT BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND A SORE LEFT ANKLE. THE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ALL GEARS COLLAPSED. BOTH MAIN GEARS PUNCHED HOLES THROUGH THE WINGS. BOTH SPARS BENT SEVERELY. PROP BLADES BENT ON BOTH ENGINES. FUEL LEAKAGE FROM BOTH WING TANKS. NOSE SECTION OF AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. EVIDENCE OF CRACK ACROSS UPPER FUSELAGE, ABOVE EXIT DOOR AT THE PILOTS STATION. DAMAGE TO BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. NOTE: DURING POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT EVIDENCE OF HYROPALNING WAS FOUND ON BOTH MAIN TIRES. THE PILOT'S STATEMENT AND EXISITING WEATHER CONDITIONS IE. WIND DIRECTION, SPEED AND PRECEPTATION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATE THAT THE PILOT LANDED ON A WET RUNWAY WITH A TAIL WIND COMPONENT WHICH MAY HAVE AFFECTED THE BRAKING ACTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT'S ABILITY TO STOP PRIOR TO THE END OF RUNWAY 10 AT SVH.
NTSB investigation
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