# Accident 19921127048259A: Piper PA24, Rialto, CA, November 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal/Miro Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1009° N, 117.3792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1009&lon=-117.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6115P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6115P-1994-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 797 total, 16 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921127048259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE IDLED ON CLIMBOUT. MADE HARD LANDING AVOIDING WIRES. AIRCRAFT TIED OUT INJESTED SAND. LOST COMPRESSION.

## 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 LAX93LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA054), Nov 27, 1992: Piper PA-24 (N6115P), Rialto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING THE FORCED LANDING. CONRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE INADVERTENT STALL, THE PRECEDING SAND/DUST STORM, THE…

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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