- Date
- February 19, 1983, 11:09 local (18:09 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Canyon, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6892JPiper PA28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830219004639A
- Case key
- 23618
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was blown off the right side of the runway during the flare for landing and the gear collapsed after landing. The pilot received a weather briefing and wind warning. He stated that the acft floated about 2000 feet down the runway after he flared before touching down. An attempted go-around was unsuccessful so the pilot chopped the power to land. The landing was off the runway and the landing gear collapsed. The wind was from 320 degrees at 12 KTS. Gusting to 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6892J
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7615389
- Airframe hours
- 3,439
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Grasshopper Flying Club
- Registered owner
- James W. Martin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 10, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- GCN · Grand Canyon, runway 3, 9,000 × 150 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 133 total · 15 in this make and model · 81 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 12 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.