# Accident 20000201000489A: Piper PA28180, Santa Barbara, CA, February 1, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 1, 2000, 16:09 local time - Place: Santa Barbara, CA - Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.4299° N, 119.6793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4299&lon=-119.6793&mi=10 - Aircraft: N32258, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32258) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180 - Reported engine: LYC O360A4A - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,160 total, 65 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA084) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000201000489A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 1, 2000, AT 1609 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N32258, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AT SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THREE SETS OF TAXIWAY SIGNS. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY SPITFIRE AVIATION OF SANTA BARBARA SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM SANTA BARBARA AT 1545. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THEY WERE PLANNING ON PRACTICING TOUCH-AND GO'S. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD ALREADY PERFORMED ONE TOUCH-AND GO, WHICH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DESCRIBED AS "NORMAL." ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, THE AIRPLANE HAD ALREADY TOUCHED DOWN WHEN IT SUDDENLY VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE BUT BEFORE HE COULD REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IT STRUCK A SERIES OF THREE TAXIWAY SIGNS, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND COLLAPSING THE LE FT LANDING GEAR. (.4)ON FEBRUARY 1, 2000, AT 1609 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N32258, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AT SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THREE SETS OF TAXIWAY SIGNS. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY SPITFIRE AVIATION OF SANTA BARBARA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM SANTA BARBARA AT 1545. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THEY WERE PLANNING ON PRACTICING TOUCH-AND GO LANDINGS. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD ALREADY PERFORMED ONE TOUCH-AND-GO, WHICH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DESCRIBED AS "NORMAL." ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, THE AIRPLANE HAD ALREADY TOUCHED DOWN WHEN IT SUDDENLY VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, BUT BEFORE HE COULD REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, IT STRUCK A SERIES OF THREE TAXIWAY SIGNS, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND COLLAPSING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. (-23)ON FEBRUARY 1, 2000, AT 1609 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N32258 VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AT SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THREE SETS OF TAXIWAY SIGNS. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY SPITFIRE AVIATION OF SANTA BARBARA SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT LOCAL FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM SANTA BARBARA AT 1545. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THEAT THEY WERE PLANNING ON PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD ALREADY PERFORMED ONE TOUCH AND GO, WHICH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DESCRIBED AS "NORMAL". ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, THE AIRPLANE HAD ALREADY TOUCHED DOWN WHEN IT SUDDENLY VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO TAKE CONTROL BUT NOT BEFORE RUNNING INTO THREE SIGNS CAUSING THE DAMAGE. ## 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 LAX00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA084), Feb 2, 2000: Piper PA-28-180 (N32258), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's loss of directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. 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.