# Accident 20100219027589A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Grovland, CA, February 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2010, 18:57 local time
- Place: Grovland, CA
- Airport: Groveland/Pine Mountain Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8636° N, 120.1717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8636&lon=-120.1717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4175A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4175A-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,095 total, 443 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100219027589A

## Narrative

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

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).

## 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 WPR10FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA142), Feb 20, 2010: Piper PA-32R-301T (N4175A), Groveland, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N4175A (1)

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

- [Accident 20070930022409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070930022409A), Sep 30, 2007: Piper PA32R301T (N4175A), Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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