# Accident 20000729008159A: Piper PA22150, Calico Rock, AR, July 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2000, 16:45 local time
- Place: Calico Rock, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1197° N, 92.1298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1197&lon=-92.1298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3514P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3514P-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729008159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING HOME FROM VISIT TO OSHKOSH (OSH), WI. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT CALICO ROCK (37T) TO ALLOW WEATHER FRONT TO MOVE OUT OF AREA.  APPROACH AND LANDING AT 37T WERE NORMAL (RAIN WAS MOVING OUT OF AREA).  LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY ONE FORTH (1/4) OF THE BEGINNING DISTANCE OF THE RUNWAY (3000FT RUNWAY).  APPROXIATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLIDE (HYDROPLANE) TOWARD THE GRASS ON WEST SIDE OF ACTIVE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO RUDDER OR BRAKES.  AIRCRAFT SLIDE ACROSS THE GRASS AND TAXIWAY INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO FINAL  RESTING POSITION AT A HEADING OF 150 DEGREES.  THERE WAS ONE PERSON (PIC) ABOARD, WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 FTW00LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA218), Jul 29, 2000: Piper PA-22-150 (N3514P), Calico Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to maintain airplane control during the landing roll due to the airplane hydroplaning on the wet runway.

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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