# NTSB FTW81DRG60: Piper PA-28, N5197W, Leander, TX, August 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1981
- Place: Leander, TX · LEANDER, TX
- Location: 30.5788° N, 97.8531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leander, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5788&lon=-97.8531&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5197W-1985-03-27), registration cancelled 1985-03-27, S/N 28232 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wiley Ranch

## 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 19810828065569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828065569A), Aug 28, 1981: Piper PA28160, Leander, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control after applying hand brake while landing on wet grass. Ran off runway into brush.

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.

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