20060807017699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Spokane, WA · August 7, 2006

Date
August 7, 2006 · 15:30 local
Place
Spokane, WA
Airport
Sky Meadow Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6549A
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA06CA171
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,970 total20 in this make and model13 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) The pilot privacy data omitted ^ stated he was landing at the skymeadows airport (WN92) on August 7, 2006. He was landing to the south with a 4 to 6 left crosswind that had a slight tailwind component. Upon touchdown about 1000 feet from the approach end of the runway he said the airplane started to hydroplane due to a recently irrigated runway. He stated the temperature was 94 degrees f. he thought the density altitude was around 4000 feet. He departed the runway at an estimated speed of 2 knots and went through a wire fence. The fencing wire started to wrap around the propeller slapping the side of the fuselage. He also said he hit two fence post causing damage to each of the outer wing areas.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ STATED HE WAS LANDING AT THE SKYMEADOWS AIRPORT (WN92) ON AUGUST 7, 2006. HE WAS LANDING TO THE SOUTH WITH A 4 TO 6 LEFT CROSSWIND THAT HAD A SLIGHT TAILWIND COMPONENT. UPON TOUCHDOWN ABOUT 1000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY HE SAID THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO HYDROPLANE DUE TO A RECENTLY IRRIGATED RUNWAY. HE STATED THE TEMPERATURE WAS 94 DEGREES F. HE THOUGHT THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS AROUND 4000 FEET. HE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 2 KNOTS AND WENT THROUGH A WIRE FENCE. THE FENCING WIRE STARTED TO WRAP AROUND THE PROPELLER SLAPPING THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. HE ALSO SAID HE HIT TWO FENCE POST CAUSING DAMAGE TO EACH OF THE OUTER WING AREAS.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N6549A · 2

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