# Accident 20040923027929A: Piper PA28140, Crane Island, WA, September 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2004, 17:45 local time
- Place: Crane Island, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5975° N, 122.9975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5975&lon=-122.9975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56775, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56775-2005-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 946 total, 350 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040923027929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING AT CRANE ISLAND, WA A 1500FT FRESHLY MOWED WET GRASS RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE EXPERIENCED NO BRAKING ACTION. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY SLIDING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND RH WING.

## 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 SEA04CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA193), Sep 23, 2004: Piper PA-28 (N56775), Deer Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform remedial action during the landing sequence. A factor contributing to the accident was the wet runway surface.

## Other reports on N56775 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820506025019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820506025019I), May 6, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N56775), Portland, ME, Minor damage. Pilot made power-on approach, chopped power to flare, ballooned. Landed on mains, hit nose gear and propeller.

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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