# Accident 19880227005629A: Piper PA28R180, Soledad, CA, February 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1988, 14:50 local time
- Place: Soledad, CA
- Airport: Chalone Vineyard Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3895° N, 121.3004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3895&lon=-121.3004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7660J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7660J-1989-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227005629A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO GO AROUND WITH RISING TERRAIN AND GEAR DOWN. CRASHED INTO TREES. DID NOT USE GEAR OVERRIDE TO RAISE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX88FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA117), Feb 27, 1988: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7660J), Soledad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROMPTLY INITIATE REMEDIAL ACTION AND HIS FAILURE TO RAISE THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATE TO THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT…

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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