- Date
- June 30, 1988, 02:40 local (07:40 UTC)
- Place
- Olathe, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8328APiper PA-32R-301T
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880630026349A
- Case key
- 34595
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Analysis
After a long cross country flight, the pilot said he encountered heavy rain and thunderstorms near his destination. He reported that he was able to continue the flight under VFR, but when landing on the wet runway braking was ineffective. The airplane continued beyond the end of the runway and struck a chainlink fence. The pilot reported that his landing speed was 90 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8328A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301T (PA-32R-301)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R8129034
- Airframe hours
- 2,614
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kansas City Aviation Center
- Registered owner
- Hitchcock Leasing Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 1, 1987 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- E80 · Belen, NM
- Airport
- OJC · Johnson County Executive, runway 35, 4,099 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 227 total · 14 in this make and model · 199 as pilot in command · 105 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 80° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKC, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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