# Accident 20050619010909A: Piper PA18135, Pine Valley, CA, June 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2005, 09:45 local time
- Place: Pine Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8311° N, 116.5786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8311&lon=-116.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2663A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2663A-2019-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050619010909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N2663A, A PA-18-135, DEPARTED GILLESPIE FIELD (SEE) ON 6/19/05 WITH ONE INDIVIDUAL ON BOARD. APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF PINE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, THE PILOT OBSERVED A DIRT LANDING STRIP. HE ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, HE REALIZED HE WAS RUNNING SHORT OF TAKEOFF AREA AND AGGRESSIVELY APPLIED THE BRAKES RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER ON ITS NOSE. THE ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX05CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA212), Jun 19, 2005: Piper PA-18-135 (N2663A), Pine Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff and excessive brake application. A contributing factor was the downsloping terrain used for the landing and takeoff.

## Other reports on N2663A (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820607020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820607020849A), Jun 7, 1982: Piper PA18 (N2663A), Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing on narrow Private runway.
- [Accident 19791201033369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791201033369A), Dec 1, 1979: Piper PA18135 (N2663A), Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying low inspecting fences. Hit a power line.

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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