the pilot's inability to maintain airplane control during the landing roll due to the airplane hydroplaning on the wet runway.
— NTSB Determination
The airplane touched down about 750 feet from the approach end of the 3,000-foot runway. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered standing water and began to hydroplane. The airplane exited the west side of the runway, crossed over a taxiway, and impacted a ditch. Both main landing gear collapsed.
The airplane touched down about 750 feet from the approach end of the 3,000-foot runway. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered standing water and began to hydroplane. The airplane exited the west side of the runway, crossed over a taxiway, and impacted a ditch. Both main landing gear collapsed.
The accident on 2000-07-29 involved a Piper PA-22-150, registration N3514P, at Calico Rock, AR.
the pilot's inability to maintain airplane control during the landing roll due to the airplane hydroplaning on the wet runway.
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