Piper PA-28R-200 N2590Q

Summary

On 22 February 1996 at about 23:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N2590Q, operated by William S. Houston, was involved in an accident near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 February 1996 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Birmingham Municipal (BHM)

Coordinates

33.4998, -86.8042

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N2590Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William S. Houston

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pell City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL96LA052

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing,

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot requested a full stop landing on the last quarter of the 10,000-foot runway. As the pilot applied braking after the landing, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. As the airplane skidded along the runway, the right landing gear collapsed. No mechanical problem with the airplane was reported by the pilot, and examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.