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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Fairchild SA227-AC · Tuscaloosa, AL · November 29, 2020

Date
November 29, 2020 · 19:50 local
Place
Tuscaloosa, AL
Airport
Tuscaloosa Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MCCA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2699Y
Reported as
Fairchild SA227-AC
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,900 total2,800 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon landing, the rain intensity increased and the visibility decreased. As the pilot applied brakes, the aircraft began hydroplaning and slidding. As the pilot attempted to regain control, he eased the braking action, extending his landing roll. As a result, the aircraft reached the end of the runway where it struck the end runway indicator lights and its nose gear getting stuck in the mud.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING, THE RAIN INTENSITY INCREASED AND THE VISIBILITY DECREASED. AS THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN HYDROPLANING AND SLIDDING. AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL, HE EASED THE BRAKING ACTION, EXTENDING HIS LANDING ROLL. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT STRUCK THE END RUNWAY INDICATOR LIGHTS AND ITS NOSE GEAR GETTING STUCK IN THE MUD.

Other reports on N2699Y · 4

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