What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot in command stated he was in VFR conditions upon landing on runway 20 at the Richmond International Airport. After landing, and during rollout, he encountered heavy rain, then began to hydroplane to the right side of the runway and ultimately struck runway lights.
Airport operations discovered 3 runway edge lights and a location sign were damaged. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Current weather at the time of the accident indicated winds were out of the south gusting to 30 knots with heavy thunderstorms.
The pilot received ATC reports of moderate precipitation over the airport as well as reports of gusting winds and windshear while the aircraft was on the approach to land at the Richmond airport.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED HE WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AT THE RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, AND DURING ROLLOUT, HE ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN, THEN BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ULTIMATELY STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS.
AIRPORT OPERATIONS DISCOVERED 3 RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS AND A LOCATION SIGN WERE DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
CURRENT WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTH GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS WITH HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS.
THE PILOT RECEIVED ATC REPORTS OF MODERATE PRECIPITATION OVER THE AIRPORT AS WELL AS REPORTS OF GUSTING WINDS AND WINDSHEAR WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE APPROACH TO LAND AT THE RICHMOND AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.