# Accident 19921226053399A: Raven S55A, Peoria, AZ, December 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1992, 09:00 local time
- Place: Peoria, AZ
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5806° N, 112.2374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5806&lon=-112.2374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2815S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2815S-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries S-55A (registry code 7480609, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s-55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921226053399A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WIND GUST DURING LANDING. CAUSED HARD LANDING. A PASSENGER BROKE A FOOT AND VERTEBRAE.

## 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 LAX93LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA084), Dec 26, 1992: Raven S-55A (N2815S), Peoria, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: THE BALLOON'S ENCOUNTER WITH A GUSTY WIND SHEAR CONDITION DURING THE FINAL DESCENT FOR LANDING AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR THE PILOT TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT A HARD LANDING.

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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