# NTSB LAX82DA129: Piper PA-28R-201, N30325, Napa, CA, April 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 8, 1982, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Napa, CA
- Coordinates: 38.549709, -122.150032 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5497&lon=-122.1500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA129
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71825/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA129

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

AFTER MAKING 8 TOUCH & GO LANDINGS, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A FULL-STOP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWWAY INTO GRASS & THEN ONTO A TAXIWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30325](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30325), registered now, S/N 28R-7837313, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (registry code 7102816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R 7837313
- Airframe hours: 2058
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C6 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Iasco
- Departed: STOCKTON, CA
- Destination: NAPA, CA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: APC, Napa County, runway 24, 5,007 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 19; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 160 total, 160 in this make and model, 104 as pilot in command, 82 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 147 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: APC

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820408020379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820408020379A), Apr 8, 1982: Piper PA28R201, Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing.

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.

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