LAX80DUQ14

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Santa Susana, CA · May 26, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1980
Place
Santa Susana, CA · SANTA SUSANA, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N41640Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 15, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800526014699A
Case key
130939

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1416  80/5/26    SANTA SUSANA,CA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N41640              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CA             SANTA SUSANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N41640
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Santa Susana

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.