19891216051399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA12 · Placerville, CA · December 16, 1989

Date
December 16, 1989 · 11:30 local
Place
Placerville, CA
Airport
Placerville Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3266M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA052
Reported as
Piper STCPA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
81 total12 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Lost control on landing. Was bending down to raise flaps.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON LANDING. WAS BENDING DOWN TO RAISE FLAPS.

NTSB investigation

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