- Date
- February 20, 1983, 21:00 local (Feb 21, 1983, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Nacogdoches, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7334LPiper PA-31P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830220006459A
- Case key
- 20817
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, a landing was made at night IMC conditions with low ceilings, heavy rain & gusty winds. The plt reported that during the landing, there was a x-wind component, light turbulence & a wind shift. Reportedly the acft was landed aprx half way down the rwy, then hydroplaning conditions were encountered. Subsequently, the plt was unable to stop on the remaining rwy & the acft went in a deep ditch after running off the end.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7334L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31P-7400217
- Airframe hours
- 1,769
- Engine
- Lycoming TIGO-541-E1A, 425 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sonny Partovi
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · August 1, 1982
- Departed
- CLL · College Station, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OCH · East Texas Reg., runway 15, 3,600 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,300 total · 70 in this make and model · 3,300 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 54 °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.