# Accident 20051124027979A: Piper PA28161, Panamint Spring, CA, November 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2005
- Place: Panamint Spring, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5800° N, 117.9983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5800&lon=-117.9983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8091H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8091H-2013-05-13) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051124027979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON A FIRE BREAK LINE LOCATED AT PANAMINT SPRINGS RESORT. FIRE BREAK LINE AS AN APPROXIMATE 10 DEGREE INCLINATION. AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY UP THE LINE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED IN THE AIR AFTER FIRST TOUCH DOWN, AND ON THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN, STRUCK A TRAILER SITTING LEFT OF THE FIRE BREAK LINE. LEFT WING WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FIRE BREAK LINE. NO INJURIES.

## 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 LAX06CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA045), Nov 25, 2005: Piper PA-28-161 (N8091H), Panamint Spring, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

## Other reports on N8091H (1)

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

- [Incident 19920930043569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920930043569I), Sep 30, 1992: Piper PA28161 (N8091H), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. Made a hard landing due to wind. Lost control and slid off left side of runway.

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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