# Accident 20180725017979A: Piper PA-32-300, Avalon, CA, July 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2018, 09:30 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Avalon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4017° N, 118.4211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4017&lon=-118.4211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4747H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4747H-2020-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180725017979A

## Narrative

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

JULY 25, 2018 N4747H DEPARTED KFUL ENROUTE TO KAVX AT APPROX 0905 HRS WITH 3 SOULS ON BOARD, ONE PILOT AND 2 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES. AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 HRS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT KAVX, COMMUNICATED INTENTIONS AND OBTAINED WEATHER INFORMATION FROM UNICOM AND AIPORT OPERATOR. WITNESSES STATE AIRCRAFT CAME IN ON APPROACH FAST AND HIGH, PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND ATTEMPT LANDING AGAIN.  ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT CAME IN HIGH AND FAST AGAIN BUT PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY IN THE LAST 3RD OF THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES STATE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO DECELLERATE AS WOULD BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY AFTER LANDING LONG ON THE RUNWAY.  AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITNESSES STATE THEY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE ACCELLERATE AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCH UP AS IT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AIRCRAFT THEN RAPIDLY DECENDED OUT OF VIEW (APPROXIMATE 200 FOOT DROP OFF AT END OF RUNWAY) WITNESS WHICH WAS IN THE TOWER AT THE TIME DISPATCHED TO SCENE TO INVESTIGATE AND WAS FIRST ON THE SCENE AND DISCOVERED AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE AIRPORT PERIMETER ROAD. WITNESS CALLED FIRST RESPONDERS AND ASSISTED SOULS ON THE AIRCRAFT.  ALL OCCUPANTS ON THE AIRCRAFT WERE AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL ON THE MAINLAND DUE TO INJURIES RECEIVED IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR18LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA203), Jul 25, 2018: Piper PA32 (N4747H), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to conduct a go-around following an unstable landing approach and long landing.

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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