- Date
- August 28, 1981
- Place
- Leander, TX · LEANDER, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5197WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810828065569A
- Case key
- 123933
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2552 81/8/28 NR.LEANDER,TX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 373 TIME - 1730 N5197W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILEY RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GEORGETOWN,TX LEANDER,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- EQUIPPED W HAND BRAKE ONLY.VEERED L WHILE APPLYING BRAKES ON WET GRASS RWY.COLLIDED W BUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5197W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wiley Ranch
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.