20010719018679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E18S · London, KY · July 19, 2001

Date
July 19, 2001 · 13:25 local
Place
London, KY
Airport
London-Corbin Airport-Macgee
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
VLLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8627A
Reported as
Beech E18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total60 in this make and model200 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.

(-23) Aircraft touched down 1400' beyond threshold. Began to drift left of center. Pilot stated he added left throttle and right rudder to center up aircraft. Aircraft continued to drift left on the grass and skidded across a drainage ditch. The weather condition was heavy rain. Pilot suspects hydroplaning occurred.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 1400' BEYOND THRESHOLD. BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT OF CENTER. PILOT STATED HE ADDED LEFT THROTTLE AND RIGHT RUDDER TO CENTER UP AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT ON THE GRASS AND SKIDDED ACROSS A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE WEATHER CONDITION WAS HEAVY RAIN. PILOT SUSPECTS HYDROPLANING OCCURRED.