- Date
- July 30, 1983, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Novato, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2510UPiper PA-28RT
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830730041479A
- Case key
- 23808
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft left the rwy during landing and collided with a dirt embankment. The plt was practicing takeoffs and landings. The tower had advised him that rwy 13 was in use and there was right crosswind. During the 3rd landing as the plt was raising the flaps he also applied the brakes. Control was lost and the acft departed the right side of the rwy and hit an embankment. The plt had reportedly used full flaps and an approach speed of 80 KTS during this landing. The wind was reported to be from the southwest at 10 KTS. The plt reported the wind was from the northwest at 12 KTS. The brakes were examined after the accident and found to be normal with pads almost new in appearance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2510U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28RT
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7931270
- Airframe hours
- 1,268
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-FB1, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Golden Bear Aviation
- Registered owner
- Geist, Richard E
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 1, 1983 · 12 hours before
- Airport
- 056 · Gnoss Field
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 128 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.