19830103000689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28235 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · January 3, 1983

Date
January 3, 1983 · 18:05 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Airport
Mammoth Lakes
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1931T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FXQ02
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
344 total180 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine power deteriorated after takeoff. Pilot headed back to airport but was forced to attempt landing on highway.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE POWER DETERIORATED AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT HEADED BACK TO AIRPORT BUT WAS FORCED TO ATTEMPT LANDING ON HIGHWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.