# Accident 19920618021189A: Piper PA60700P, Coalinga, CA, June 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Harris Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1899° N, 120.3899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1899&lon=-120.3899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N626NP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N626NP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-60-700P (registry code 7106023, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-700p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60700P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920618021189A

## Narrative

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

GEAR IMPACTED RAISED RUNWAY THRESHOLD. BLEW LEFT TIRE. SKIDDED INTO WIND SOCK POLE. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED RIGHT GEAR.

## 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 LAX92LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA253), Jun 19, 1992: Piper PA-60-700P (N626NP), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND MISJUDGING THE AIRCRAFT'S DISTANCE FROM THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSSWIND CONDITION AND THE NOSE AND MAIN…

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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