# Accident 19920628022759A: Piper PA32300, Coalinga, CA, June 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1992, 20:30 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: 36.1906° N, 120.3904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1906&lon=-120.3904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4065R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4065R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 115 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920628022759A

## Narrative

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

LANDED 130 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY STRIKING RAISED SIX INCH RUNWAY LIP. DAMAGE TO GEAR AND WINGS.

## 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 LAX92LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA266), Jun 29, 1992: Piper PA-32-300 (N4065R), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDE PATH DURING THE NIGHT VFR APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A LANDING UNDERSHOOT AND A SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE RAISED ASPHALT LIP OF THE RUNWAY…

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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