# Accident 20070531011249A: Piper PA28180, Rosamond, CA, May 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2007, 19:50 local time
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Airport: Rosamond Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8706° N, 118.2092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8706&lon=-118.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5231L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5231L-2018-02-14) (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: 130 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070531011249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOTE: FAA IIC NOT ON SCENE, NARRATIVE DERIVED FROM THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WRITTEN STATEMENT, DATED 06/11/2007. PERFORMED WALK-AROUND/PRE-FLIGHT AT APPROX 1900 HRS PST. DEPARTED ROSAMOND AIRPARK (KL00) AT APPROX 1950 HRS PST, RUNWAY 25. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT, ALTITUDE: APPROX 2 FEET. AIRCRAFT CLEARED BOUNDARY FENCE AT END OF AIRPORT, AT APPROX. 15 TO 20 FEET ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO SOFT SANDY SOIL, APPROX 100 YARDS PAST THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE. AIRCRAFT LANDED, GEAR GRABBED SOFT SANDY SOIL, THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPED SUDDENLY. PILOT TURNED OFF MAG SWITCH, CALLED 121.5, NO ANSWER, PAX DEPARTED AIRCRAFT, PILOT TURNED OFF "MASTER" SWITCH.

## 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 SEA07LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA141), Jun 1, 2007: Piper PA-28-180 (N5231L), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff due to lack of airplane climb performance, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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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