- Date
- July 26, 1982, 13:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Eagle Pass, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N304CWPiper PA-34-200T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820726034079A
- Case key
- 70533
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he overflew the ranch strip and looked it over before landing. He stated that he touched down on the first 200 ft of the 2200 ft, asphalt runway, but each time the brakes were applied, the wheels would lock and skid due to loose gravel on the pavement. He further stated that when he knew he would be unable to stop on the runway, he shut down both engines and turned the aircraft to the right. He did this to run the aircraft onto a dyke rather than hit railroad ties at the end of the runway. Subsequently, the nose and right main gear collapsed. The density altitude was about 3200 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N304CW
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7870153
- Airframe hours
- 1,459
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-E, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- Williams Aviation Co.
- Registered owner
- Williams Aviation Co.
- Departed
- Midland, TX
- Destination
- Y78 · Franklin, WI
- Airport
- Giebel Ranch
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,825 total · 297 in this make and model · 3,700 as pilot in command · 79 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 203 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.