What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft landed on runway 12, the runway was contaminated with standing water and braking action was nil. A witness stated that as the aircraft passed the maintenance hangar (approx. 2/3 down the runway) the wheels were locked and the aircraft was hydroplaning. The aircraft proceeded onto the grass stopway and stopped when it hit the chain-link fance and a short 8" wooden pole (117 feet). The aircraft rotated approx. 90 degrees when the left wing hit the pole (28" from the wingtip) as a result the landing gear folded and the aircraft structure received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 12, THE RUNWAY WAS CONTAMINATED WITH STANDING WATER AND BRAKING ACTION WAS NIL. A WITNESS STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR (APPROX. 2/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY) THE WHEELS WERE LOCKED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS HYDROPLANING. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED ONTO THE GRASS STOPWAY AND STOPPED WHEN IT HIT THE CHAIN-LINK FANCE AND A SHORT 8" WOODEN POLE (117 FEET). THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED APPROX. 90 DEGREES WHEN THE LEFT WING HIT THE POLE (28" FROM THE WINGTIP) AS A RESULT THE LANDING GEAR FOLDED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N600U · 1
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