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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Gueydan, LA · September 23, 2003

Date
September 23, 2003
Place
Gueydan, LA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4263J
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total1,250 in this make and model40 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) Pilot landed on his Private grass strip 10 mi. South of Gueydan, LA. Pilot believed the strip was dryer than it was. On roll out, the aircraft began to hydroplane and he was unable to stop prior to contacting levee at the end of the strip. Damage to propeller and lower engine cowl.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP 10 MI. SOUTH OF GUEYDAN, LA. PILOT BELIEVED THE STRIP WAS DRYER THAN IT WAS. ON ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO CONTACTING LEVEE AT THE END OF THE STRIP. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND LOWER ENGINE COWL.