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Aviation accident ATL02LA005

NONE · Piper PA-32-300 · 2001-10-24 · Lake Wales, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number
ATL02LA005
Event ID
20011030X02166
Type
Accident
Date
2001-10-24
Location
Lake Wales, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.950277, -81.599723

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
Piper
Model
PA-32-300
Registration
N4033W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to land on a wet sod runway which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing. Factors were the wet grass strip which allowed the airplane to hydroplane.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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