19891107044689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Chino, CA · November 7, 1989

Date
November 7, 1989 · 12:30 local
Place
Chino, CA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2506A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA026
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
638 total43 in this make and model254 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.

Rough engine, elected to land in farm field due to engine and poor visibility. Nosed over in soft ground.

As the FAA filed it

ROUGH ENGINE, ELECTED TO LAND IN FARM FIELD DUE TO ENGINE AND POOR VISIBILITY. NOSED OVER IN SOFT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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