# Accident 20050702015849A: Piper PA28180, Yuma, AZ, July 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6564° N, 114.6058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6564&lon=-114.6058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9254J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9254J-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 94 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050702015849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING, AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD AND RAN THROUGH CLOSED GATE IN AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. BOTH WINGS COMPLETELY SEVERED FROM AIRCRAFT AND NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED REARWARD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 3/4 INVERTED RESTING ON LEFT UPPER FUSELAGE SECTION. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS. AVAILABLE INFORMATION INDICATES AIRCRAFT WAS BELOW MAX GROSS WEIGHT BUT SUBSTANTIALLY FORWARD OF ALLOWABLE CG LIMIT DURING ENTIRE FLIGHT. DURING AIRCRAFT RECOVERY IT WAS NOTED THAT FUEL LINES LEADING TO GAS COLLATOR CONTAINED FUEL. POST ACCIDENT ENGINE TEST RUN WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO ANOMALIES OR DISCREPANCIES IN OPERATION NOTED.

## 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 LAX05LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA223), Jul 2, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N9254J), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged distance and altitude, which resulted in an undershoot and collision with a airport boundary fence short of the runway. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of…

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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