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September 19, 1998 · Piper PA-28-180 · N33321

Whidbey Airpark, WA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 19, 1998
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (3 uninjured)
Location
Whidbey Airpark, WA
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-180
Tail Number
N33321
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
SEA98LA183

After arriving in the vicinity of the airport, the pilot canceled her IFR flight plan and proceeded VFR. While on final approach to the 2,400 foot wet runway, the pilot allowed her airspeed to become excessive, and after touchdown, she was unable to stop the aircraft in the remaining distance. After departing the runway, the aircraft impacted high vegetation and a thick berry briar.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot misjudged her altitude and airspeed. Factors include a wet runway surface and high vegetation off the end of the runway.

Full Narrative

On September 19, 1998, approximately 1400 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N33321, went off the end of the runway and collided with high vegetation at Whidbey Airpark, near Langley, Washington. The commercial pilot and her two passengers were not injured, but the aircraft, which was owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal pleasure flight, which departed Eugene, Oregon about 1000, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. While en route, the pilot had been on an IFR flight plan, and there was no report of an ELT activation. According to the pilot, who had canceled her IFR clearance upon arriving in the vicinity of Whidbey Island, she landed too fast on the 2,400 foot wet runway, and was unable to stop prior to reaching the end. After the aircraft departed the runway, it collided with heavy brush and a dense berry briar.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:00 PDT
Nearest AirportWhidbey Airpark (0nm)
Runway34
Runway Length2400 ft
Runway Width25 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftPiper PA-28-180
Tail NumberN33321
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-360 · Reciprocating · 180
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (3 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured3
Total3
Crew 1Age 60 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point57 / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data