# Incident 19960615018099I: Aerovd L29, Porterville, CA, June 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0296° N, 119.0627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTERVILLE MUNI (PTV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-119.0627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3159Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3159Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN (registry code 0564310, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerovodochody-l-29-delfin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Motorlet M-701C (registry code 46000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/motorlet-m-701c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROVD L29
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 85 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615018099I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 15, 1996, AT ABOUT 1130 PDT, A DELFIN L-29, N3159Y FLOWN BY A PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT WHILE TRYING TO LAND AT THE PORTERVILLE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 200 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY 30. THE RIGHT TIRE WAS BLOWN AND THE LEFT TIRE WAS WORN DOWN TO THE CHORD IN ONE SPOT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT BOTH BRAKES SEEMED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY AND IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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