- Date
- May 4, 1983, 09:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Lone Pine, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N38607Piper PA-28R-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830504017109A
- Case key
- 23697
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Analysis
The acft overran the runway and collided with a ditch during landing. The runway being used was a portion of an unused dirt road which has no service facilities or wind indicators. The pilot made two passes over the area and in his statement he said he miscalculated the wind and touched down too late to accomplish a landing within the runway length. According to the inyo county sheriff's office, this portion of road has been historically used as a runway at warm springs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38607
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7703251
- Airframe hours
- 1,274
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-F, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Skywest Of California
- Registered owner
- David E. Clayton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1982 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- BIH · Bishop, CA
- Destination
- Saline Valley, CA
- Airport
- Saline Valley, runway 30, 1,300 × 25 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 582 total · 18 in this make and model · 382 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BIH, 51 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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