- Date
- May 24, 1987, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Port Aransas, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6426WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870524015729A
- Case key
- 22375
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The engine lost power while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern. The pilot made a 180 degree turn and attempted to reach the runway. Touchdown occurred about 15 feet short and the landing gear impacted a sandy embankment. The aircraft then slid to a stop on the surface of the runway. No trash or water was noted in the fuel system. An adequate fuel supply was on board. A post accident examination failed to reveal evidence of preimpact problem. A cause for the power loss was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6426W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2820496
- Airframe hours
- 3,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary L Lambert
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 19, 1986 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- CRP · Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport
- 2R8 · Mustang Beach, runway 12, 3,500 × 75 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,550 total · 700 in this make and model · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6426W · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.