# NTSB DFW07CA047: Piper PA 32R 301T, N5319J, Crystal Beach, TX, December 31, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 31, 2006, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Crystal Beach, TX - Coordinates: 29.264999, -94.86 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2650&lon=-94.8600&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 26, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: HOUSTON FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 65088 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW07CA047 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65088/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA047 ## Probable cause The pilot's touchdown too far down the runway resulting in an overrun. Factors were the wet grass runway and the trailer. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor) - terrain condition - grass (contributing factor) - object - other (contributing factor) ## Analysis The 409-hour private pilot lost control of the single-engine airplane while landing on a private grass airstrip. The pilot reported executing a short field approach to runway 18, a 2,800-foot long by 50-foot wide wet grass airstrip. During the landing roll, the airplane touched down beyond the normal touchdown point and the pilot applied brakes. However, braking action was nil due to the wet runway surface and the airplane overran the departure end of the runway and impacted a parked trailer near the departure end of the runway. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane through the main cabin door with no injuries. Weather reported at the nearest weather reporting airport, located approximately 15 miles west of the accident location, was clear skies, 10 miles visibility, with 10-knot winds from the west. ## Factual narrative The 409-hour private pilot lost control of the single-engine airplane while landing on a private grass airstrip. The pilot reported executing a short field approach to runway 18, a 2,800-foot long by 50-foot wide wet grass airstrip. During the landing roll, the airplane touched down beyond the normal touchdown point and the pilot applied brakes. However, braking action was nil due to the wet runway surface and the airplane overran the departure end of the runway and impacted a parked trailer near the departure end of the runway. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane through the main cabin door with no injuries. Weather reported at the nearest weather reporting airport, located approximately 15 miles west of the accident location, was clear skies, 10 miles visibility, with 10-knot winds from the west. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5319J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5319J), registered now, S/N 3257213 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA 32R 301T - Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (registry code 7103220) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 3257213 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Southern Flight Services - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KLFK, LUFKIN, TX - Destination: XS77, Crystal Beach, TX - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: XS77, Seafood Warehouse, runway 18, 2,800 × 50 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 409 total, 307 in this make and model, 380 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: KGLS, 15 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20061231030619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061231030619A), Dec 31, 2006: Piper PA32R301T, Crystal Beach, TX, Substantial damage. (-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… ## Other investigations on N5319J (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 ERA10LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA092), Dec 6, 2009: Piper PA-32R (N5319J), Hatteras, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff for undetermined reasons. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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