# Accident 20090317004049A: Piper PA24250, San Luis Obisp, CA, March 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: San Luis Obisp, CA
- Airport: San Luis County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2372° N, 120.6425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2372&lon=-120.6425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8215P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8215P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 18 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090317004049A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT STATED HE WAS PERFORMING A SLIP/CRABBING INTO THE WIND DUE OT THE CROSSWINDS (33/12G18) FOR LANDING ON RWY 29.  PILOT STATED UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE DOWNWIND MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG) TOUCH FIRST INSTEAD OF THE UPWIND MLG.  PILOT STATED AT THAT POINT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT EXCITED TO THE LEFT, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, DOWN A RAVINE AND COMING TO A STOP AFTER SLAMMING INTO A FENCE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 WPR09CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA157), Mar 17, 2009: Piper PA-24-250 (N8215P), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswinds during touchdown.

## Other reports on N8215P (3)

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

- [Incident 19941120045229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941120045229I), Nov 20, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N8215P), Kellogg, ID, Minor damage. Failed to extend landing gear prior to landing.
- [Accident 19881115066039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881115066039A), Nov 15, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N8215P), Port Royal, VA, Substantial damage. Lowering weather and near dark with instrument problems. Landed on a road striking a sign. Possible master not on.
- [Incident 19861017079579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861017079579I), Oct 17, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N8215P), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. On rollout, pilot inadvertantly retracted the gear instead of the flaps.

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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