- Date
- January 3, 1983, 12:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Avalon, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2239MPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830103000039A
- Case key
- 23536
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Analysis
The aircraft crashed during an attempted go-around at catalina island. The front seat occupants were fatally injured andthe two rear seat passengers received serious injuries. The pilot had not had the specified three takeoffs and landings within the preceding 90 days as required by FAR 61.75(c). The pilot applied power for go-around when he was over half way down the runway. The pilot had been advised to use runway 4 by UNICOM but he used runway 22. The wind was from 040 degrees at 11 KTS. There was no indication of an engine malfunction during the investigation. The flaps were found positioned in the full down position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2239M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287816259
- Airframe hours
- 2,871
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Peninsula Aviation
- Registered owner
- George E. Twidwell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 15, 1982 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- TOA · Torrence, CA
- Destination
- AVX · Avalon, CA
- Airport
- AVX · Catalina, runway 22, 3,240 × 100 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
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 511 total · 4 in this make and model · 391 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.