# Accident 20080512833659A: Piper PA30, Houston, TX, May 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2008, 18:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Ellington Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6044° N, 95.1553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6044&lon=-95.1553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8511Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8511Y-2008-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080512833659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE OWNER OF A PIPER PA-30 TWIN COMANCHE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R AT ELLINGTON FIELD, HOUSTON TEXAS, WITH HIS CFI ONBOARD. UPON TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL-OUT TO TAXIWAY BRAVO THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT. BOTH PILOTS APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER WITH NO RESPONSE. PILOT APPLIED POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED INTO THE WIND AND LIFTED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 17R. THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR WERE SHEARED OFF FROM THE IMPACT. PROPELLER STRIKES WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AND IN THE GROUND. WINDS WERE OUT OF THE ESE, AT 7-8 MPH.

## 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 DFW08CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA141), May 12, 2008: Piper PA-30 (N8511Y), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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