# Accident 19920915038719A: Piper PA28R200, Avalon, CA, September 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3799° N, 118.4503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3799&lon=-118.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33SM-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 30 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA398) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920915038719A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH OCEAN ON LOW LEVEL FLIGHT. REMAINED AIRBORNE. BOUNCED LANDING. OBSERVED PUT DIRT IN OIL AFTER LANDING

## 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 LAX92LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA398), Sep 15, 1992: Piper PA-28R-200 (N33SM), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE WHICH PROVIDED INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE FROM THE WATER.

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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