# Accident 19921230051979A: Piper PA28236, Big Bear, CA, December 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1992, 19:30 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2596° N, 116.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2596&lon=-116.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129AB-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 618 total, 321 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921230051979A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK ON 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 LAX93LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA080), Dec 31, 1992: Piper PA-28 (N129AB), Big Bear, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N129AB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20090314003679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090314003679A), Mar 14, 2009: Piper PA28236 (N129AB), Laverne/Pomona, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft impacted a 1390 ft hill at 1129 ft elevation. Aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft fuel caused a small fire. The aircraft was 2.4 NM from…

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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