# Accident 20070312003779A: Piper PA38112, Groveland, CA, March 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Groveland, CA
- Airport: Pine Mountain Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8617° N, 120.1778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8617&lon=-120.1778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2489P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2489P-2009-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070312003779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 12, 2007 A PIPER PA-38-112 TOMAHAWK N2489P WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE AIRPORT GROVELAND, CA (E45) AT ABOUT 1000AM. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE 3600 FOOT RUNWAY AND SKIDDED OFF THE END AND REVERSING DIRECTION HE HIT TWO TREES WITH EACH WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND EMPENNAGE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND HAD DEPARTED STOCKTON AIRPORT EARLIER THAT MORNING. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE VFR WITH A WIND AT ABOUT 4 KNOTS FROM THE EAST.

## 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 LAX07CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA105), Mar 12, 2007: Piper PA-38-112 (N2489P), Groveland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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