# Accident 19960805020919A: Piper PA28235, Truckee, CA, August 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1996, 14:15 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9218W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9218W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 269 total, 82 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960805020919A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED ON LANDING FLARE. BEGAN GO AROUND DRIFTED MORE. GEAR HIT DIRT MOUND SETTLED. SPUN AROUND.

## 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 LAX96LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA297), Aug 5, 1996: Piper PA-28-235 (N9218W), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly compensate for a crosswind component during the go-around in a high density altitude environment that led to a loss of aircraft control..

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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