# Accident 20061231030619A: Piper PA32R301T, Crystal Beach, TX, December 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2006, 09:31 local time
- Place: Crystal Beach, TX
- Airport: Seafood Warehouse Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2650° N, 94.8600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2650&lon=-94.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5319J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5319J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 148 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061231030619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 31, 2006, THE PILOT OF N5319J A PA-32 ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE SEAFOOD WAREHOUSE AIRSTRIP, A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN CRYSTAL BEACH TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A CARGO VAN AND TOWABLE CARGO TRAILER CAUSING SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITH A 10 KNOT TAIL WIND AND THE GRASS STRIP WAS WET AND SOFT. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300 FEET OF USABLE RUNWAY AT THE TIME OF LANDING DUE TO STANDING WATER AND MUD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FIRES.

## 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 DFW07CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA047), Dec 31, 2006: Piper PA 32R 301T (N5319J), Crystal Beach, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's touchdown too far down the runway resulting in an overrun. Factors were the wet grass runway and the trailer.

## Other reports on N5319J (1)

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

- [Accident 20091206051989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091206051989A), Dec 6, 2009: Piper PA-32R-301T (N5319J), Cape Hatteras, NC, Substantial damage. During takeoff roll Mr. Charles f. cole observed a turbocharger overboost indication on the cockpit instrument panel and aborted the takeoff. According to Mr.…

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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