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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Anza, CA · June 13, 2004

Date: June 13, 2004 · 12:57 local
Place: Anza, CA
Airport: Lake Riverside Estates Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9009J
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04CA238
Reported as: Piper PA28180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 262 total94 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N9009JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3035 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 13, 2004, at 12:57 PDT, a Piper PA-28-180, N9009J, collided with terrain during and after a hard landing short of runway 24 at lake Riverside airport near Anza, California. Immediately after the hard landing the passenger (a certificated pilot) reached for the throttle and increased it to full power. At this point the pilot in command and passenger initiated simultaneous flight control and throttle inputs just a few feet above the runway surface. The PIC and passenger lost control of the aircraft and departed the runway striking a runway light and two culverts before coming to rest in ditch slightly south of runway 28 about twenty feet from a building. The PIC of the aircraft was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The PIC and passenger sustained no injuries. The aircraft received substantial damage. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 13, 2004, AT 12:57 PDT, A PIPER PA-28-180, N9009J, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING AND AFTER A HARD LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 24 AT LAKE RIVERSIDE AIRPORT NEAR ANZA, CALIFORNIA. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE HARD LANDING THE PASSENGER (A CERTIFICATED PILOT) REACHED FOR THE THROTTLE AND INCREASED IT TO FULL POWER. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND PASSENGER INITIATED SIMULTANEOUS FLIGHT CONTROL AND THROTTLE INPUTS JUST A FEW FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PIC AND PASSENGER LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND TWO CULVERTS BEFORE COMING TO REST IN DITCH SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF RUNWAY 28 ABOUT TWENTY FEET FROM A BUILDING. THE PIC OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PIC AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX04CA238Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAnza, CAThe pilot's misjudged altitude and speed, which resulted in an undershoot and a collision with a berm. Also causal was the control interference from the passenger.Jun 13, 2004 · Substantial damage