# Accident 19980530044949A: Piper PA28150, Victorville, CA, May 30, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 30, 1998, 10:00 local time - Place: Victorville, CA - Airport: George Afb Base Ops - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.5955° N, 117.3827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5955&lon=-117.3827&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5962W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5962W) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28150 - Reported engine: LYC O320E2A - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 124 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA317) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980530044949A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON MAY 30, 1998, AT 1000 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-150, N5962W, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY MARKERS WHILE LANDING AT THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, ORIGINATED AT THE HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 0900 AND WAS TERMINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE VICTORVILLE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION SERVICE (AWOS) REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM. HE ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 21 AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND. AS HE STARTED THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL HE FELT A LITTLE CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST AND COMPENSATED WITH RUDDER AND AILERON. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE "SEEMED TO BE SET UP FOR A PERFECT STRAIGHT LANDING," BUT AS HE TOUCHED DOWN HE FELT SUDDEN BOUNCE AND PULL TO THE LEFT, WHICH HE COMPENSATED FOR WITH RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND VEERED TO THE LEFT, HITTING THE 3K RUNWAY SIGN MARKER WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT RECEIVED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE OR THE NTSB UNTIL FEBRUARY 18, 1999. (FROM .4) ON MAY 30, 1998, AT 1000 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-150, N5962W, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY MARKERS WHILE LANDING AT THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN VICTORVILLE, CA. THE ACFT, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, ORIGINATED AT HAWTHORN MUN. A/P, HAWTHORNE, CA ABOUT 0900, & WAS TERMINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE VICTORVILLE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION SERVICE (AWOS) WAS REPORTING CALM WINDS. HE ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 21 AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND. HE REPORTED THAT AS HE STARTED TO TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL HE FELT A LITTLE CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST AND COMPENSATED WITH RUDDER AND AILERON. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SEEMED TO BE SET UP FOR A "PERFECT STRAIGHT LANDING," BUT AS HE TOUCHED DOWN, HE FELT A SUDDEN BOUNCE AND PULL TO THE LEFT, SO HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND VEERED TO THE LEFT, HITTING THE 3K RUNWAY SIGN MARKER WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BRAKE HAD LOCKED UP. HE STATED THAT HE EXAMINED THE BRAKE MANIFOLD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WASHERS WERE OVERSIZED, AND WERE ACTUALLY THE WASHERS FOR THE FUEL CELL. THE MECHANIC OPINED THAT THE OVERSIZED WASHERS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LEFT BRAKE TO REMAIN LOCKED UP EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED. ## 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 LAX98LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA317), May 30, 1998: Piper PA-28-150 (N5962W), Victorville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The installation of incorrect washers for the brake manifold by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the left brake locking up, which made it impossible for the pilot to maintain directional… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.