- Date
- April 2, 1983, 06:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Compton, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1399HPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830402010689A
- Case key
- 23442
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a chain link fence and a brick wall during an attempted go-around after overshooting the runway during landing. The pilot was high and had about 25 percent of the runway left when he decided to go around. The landingwas attempted on runway 25L. The wind was 030 degrees at 4 KTS. The weather was VMC. The acft was destroyed and the two pilots in the front seat were seriously injured. The rear seat passenger was not hurt. There was no fire even though there was fuel present in both wings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1399H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7725143
- Airframe hours
- 2,061
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jane Monjar
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 13, 1982 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- LGB · Long Beach, CA
- Airport
- CPM · Compton, runway 25L, 3,670 × 50 ft, macadam
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 190 total · 190 in this make and model · 109 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.