20050327011109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-301T · Long Beach, CA · March 27, 2005

Date
March 27, 2005 · 14:40 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8243L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05LA126
Reported as
Piper PA32301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total700 in this make and model3 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) During the landing rollout on runway 30 at klgb, the aircraft veered off the runway and struck three airport signs, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot indicated that there was no evidence of mechanical malfunction during his takeoff from ksba or during enroute to klgb. He further reported that withing seconds after landing, the airplane began to turn left. He attempted to straighten out the airplane's course, but was unsuccessful. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway and came to a stop on a taxiway adjacent to the runway. The left wing sustained substantial damage from the leading edge to the trailing edge, including a puncture of the left fuel tank. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 30 AT KLGB, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THREE AIRPORT SIGNS, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION DURING HIS TAKEOFF FROM KSBA OR DURING ENROUTE TO KLGB. HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT WITHING SECONDS AFTER LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO TURN LEFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE AIRPLANE'S COURSE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP ON A TAXIWAY ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE LEADING EDGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE, INCLUDING A PUNCTURE OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.