# NTSB Accident ATL02LA005
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 2001-10-24 · Lake Wales, FL, USA · NONE
## 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.

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