- Date
- August 17, 1983, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- San Jose, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N81287Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830817042959A
- Case key
- 23825
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Analysis
The plt stated that her apch for landing was high & fast, which resulted in a touchdown on the middle 1/3 of the rwy. During the roll-out, she applied brakes to slow down, but the acft swerved off the south side of the rwy. Subsequently, it struck a tree, then came to rest next to a stump & a rise in the terrain. The plt reported that the wind was calm. Aprx 25 mi west at the San Jose muni arpt, the 1545 PDT wind was from 320 deg at 9 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81287
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8016154
- Airframe hours
- 1,699
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Flying Country Club
- Registered owner
- Nancy Rodgers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 20, 1983 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- RHV · San Jose, CA
- Airport
- Rancho San Antonio, runway 9, 2,200 × 45 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,476 total · 73 in this make and model · 1,400 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJC, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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