Piper PA-28 N9284J

Summary

On 26 October 2004 at about 03:00 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N9284J was involved in an accident near Abilene, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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

26 October 2004 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Abilene, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)

Coordinates

32.4111, -99.6817

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N9284J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sherman → Abilene

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DFW05CA011

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the wet runway surface and rain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 3000-hour commercial pilot reported that due to the heavy rain and instrument weather conditions that prevailed, he requested an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach. During the landing roll, the pilot reported that the airplane hit a patch of water on the wet runway, and as a result, the airplane veered to the left. Subsequently, the pilot applied right rudder to correct the situation, but the nose wheel did not become effective until it came into contact with grass off the left side of the runway. At this time, the pilot attempted to steer the airplane back onto the runway, but the tire of the left main landing gear hit a runway light, and the front of the aircraft hit a taxiway sign.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.