| Crash location | 29.604444°N, 95.155278°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Houston, TX
29.763284°N, 95.363271°W 16.6 miles away |
| Tail number | N8511Y |
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| Accident date | 12 May 2008 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-30 |
| Additional details: | None |
According to the pilot, as he was landing the multi-engine airplane, the airplane suddenly turned to the left, towards the edge of the runway. The pilot added that he and the flight instructor tried to correct the problem by adding rudder. Subsequently, the airplane's wing lifted and the airplane began to "wheelbarrow" on the nose landing gear. The pilot added that as he and the instructor tried to regain control, the airplane's left and right landing gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest on its belly, in the grass on the east side of the runway.
The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.