- Date
- June 9, 1985, 17:18 local (23:18 UTC)
- Place
- Los Almos, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8651CPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850609023699A
- Case key
- 16693
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was making an apch to rwy 27 at the los alamos muni arpt in gusty x-wind conditions. The arpt was located atop a mesa & rwy 27 had a 1.5% uphill rwy gradient. The plt said he selected 2 notches (25 deg) of flaps. The winds were reported to be from 210 to 240 deg at 10 to 16 KTS. As the plt flared to land, a strong gust of wind pushed the acft to the right of centerline. The plt said he attempted to make a go-around. However, the acft impacted the ground adjacent to the rwy & skidded 200 ft before coming to rest. The arpt elevation was 7173 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8651C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R7635170
- Airframe hours
- 17,555
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Roger A. Kopp
- Registered owner
- Mildred V. Bailey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1984
- Departed
- OKM · Okmulgee, OK
- Destination
- LAM · Los Almos, NM
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LAM · Los Alamos, runway 27, 5,527 × 130 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 670 total · 191 in this make and model · 629 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.