# Accident 19891028043689A: Piper PA18150, Palo Alto, CA, October 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1989, 16:57 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3403° N, 121.8796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3403&lon=-121.8796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9292Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9292Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,480 total, 20 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028043689A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA020), Oct 29, 1989: Piper PA-18-150 (N9292Z), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IMPROPERLY SUPERVISED THE FLIGHT AND THE DUAL STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY SET THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE IN THE PROPER POSITION. BOTH PILOTS FAILED TO USE THE EMERGENCY…

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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