# Incident 19870404015779I: Piper PA16, Mojave, CA, April 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1987, 09:20 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Airport: Mojave Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5698H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5698H-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 210 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404015779I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING ROLLOUT. PILOT REPORTED VARIABLE GUSTING WINDS.

## Other reports on N5698H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840525019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840525019469A), May 25, 1984: Piper PA16 (N5698H), Novato, CA, Substantial damage. Strong gusty crosswinds exceed control capability on rollout. Weathervaned, off side of runway, struck VASI light.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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