- Date
- August 20, 1983, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fresno, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4312XPiper PA-28-R200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830820043209A
- Case key
- 23826
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Analysis
The acft collided with a fence during the flare for landing and came to rest near the rwy threshold. The plt stated he got too low during the approach during a checkout from the previous owner. The PIC had over 400 hours of single engine time but none in this make and model. He stated that during the approach the previous owner in the right seat said the approach looked ok to him just before the plt added power and collided with the fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4312X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-R200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7635008
- Airframe hours
- 2,203
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Allen Burson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 1983 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- FAT · Fresno, CA
- Airport
- Q60 · Sierra Sky Park, runway 30, 2,920 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 1 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAT, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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