19891028043689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Palo Alto, CA · October 28, 1989

Date
October 28, 1989 · 16:57 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9292Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA020
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,480 total20 in this make and model210 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.

Student switched tanks on downwind but failed to select detente. Engine quit on go around. Hit dike and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT SWITCHED TANKS ON DOWNWIND BUT FAILED TO SELECT DETENTE. ENGINE QUIT ON GO AROUND. HIT DIKE AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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