# Accident 20011229034069A: Piper PA28161, Long Beach, CA, December 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2001, 15:49 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8608° N, 118.1807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8608&lon=-118.1807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4390S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4390S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011229034069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON A WET RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TOWARD THE LEFT. MR. RITSNER APPLIED RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT. BY THE TIME HE MANAGED TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT, HIS LEFT WING HAD PASSED OVER AND HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE AT THE TIME OR AFTER TYING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX02LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA060), Dec 29, 2001: Piper PA-28-161 (N4390S), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind, and his failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll.

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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