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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Grovland, CA · February 19, 2010

Date: February 19, 2010 · 18:57 local
Place: Grovland, CA
Airport: Groveland/Pine Mountain Lake
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4175A
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10FA142
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,095 total443 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N4175ARegistration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 3257193 · Built 2000 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airplane was attempting a VFR approach and landing and the weather conditions may have been a factor in the pilot being able to see the runwa of intended landing. The airplane was headed for a residience and turned abrubtly prior to impact and hit theground in a nose low attitude. No reported weather available at the airport of landing (E45).

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE WAS ATTEMPTING A VFR APPROACH AND LANDING AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN THE PILOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE RUNWA OF INTENDED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS HEADED FOR A RESIDIENCE AND TURNED ABRUBTLY PRIOR TO IMPACT AND HIT THEGROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. NO REPORTED WEATHER AVAILABLE AT THE AIRPORT OF LANDING (E45).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR10FA142Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGroveland, CAThe pilot's continued flight into night instrument meteorological conditions during the landing approach, which resulted in an in-flight loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation.Feb 20, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4175A · 1

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

Accident 20070930022409ALevel Off Touchdown · Stockton, CA(-23) Aircraft was on final approach to runway 27 at pine mountain lake. On short final aircraft encountered a sudden down draft and aircraft rapidly descended. Right gear touched down hard on approach end of runway and right gear strut was damaged. Pilot…Sep 30, 2007 · Substantial damage