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GAA19CA319

2019-06-06 · Weiner, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 8M2

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a wet runway, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with a pole.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that, due to deteriorating weather along his route of flight, he diverted to land at a nearby airport. As he overflew the runway to determine wind direction, he noticed an airplane was parked on the approach end of runway 19 so he decided to land on runway 01 with a 6-knot quartering right tailwind. The pilot reported that after touchdown on the wet runway, he applied heavy braking. The pilot believed that one of the landing gear wheels might have locked up or skidded on a wet area, while the other wheel did not. The airplane subsequently veered off from the runway centerline. The pilot reduced braking to regain directional control, but the airplane overran the runway and the left wing impacted a metal pole. The airplane's left-wing forward spar was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that, due to deteriorating weather along his flight route, he diverted to land at a nearby airport. As he overflew the runway to determine wind direction, he noticed an airplane was parked on the approach end of the runway, so he decided to land on another runway with a 6-knot quartering right tailwind. The pilot reported that, after touchdown on the wet runway, he applied heavy braking. The pilot believed that one of the landing gear wheels might have locked up or skidded on a wet area. The airplane subsequently veered off the runway centerline. The pilot reduced braking to regain directional control, but the airplane overran the runway, and the left wing impacted a pole. The left-wing forward spar was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot - C
  • C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Attain/maintain not possible - C
  • C Environmental issues-Physical environment-Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface-Wet surface-Effect on operation - C
  • C Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Pole-Effect on operation - C

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2019_GAA19CA319.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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