19890628018409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Agua Caliente S, CA · June 28, 1989

Date
June 28, 1989 · 19:00 local
Place
Agua Caliente S, CA
Airport
Agua Caliente Springs Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23687
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA227
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
87 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Elected to land at nearby strip due to whining noise in engine. Landed downhill and downwind. Nosed over to stop.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTED TO LAND AT NEARBY STRIP DUE TO WHINING NOISE IN ENGINE. LANDED DOWNHILL AND DOWNWIND. NOSED OVER TO STOP.

NTSB investigation

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