# NTSB Accident SEA97LA220
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 1997-09-28 · STUART ISLAND, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA220
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08940
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-28
- **Location:** STUART ISLAND, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.529083, -123.060401
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N55629
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to land on a wet grass runway with a ten knot tailwind. Factors were the wet runway surface and tailwind.

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