# NTSB LAX83LUG03: Piper PA-28-161, N8256H, Redlands, CA, October 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: October 13, 1982, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Coordinates: 34.000274, -117.1193 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0003&lon=-117.1193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LUG03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72361/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUG03

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED IN A CROSSWIND WITH GUST UP TO 15 KTS AND OVERCORRECTED FOR A SWERVE. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED MOUNDS OF DIRT AND ROCKS WHERE CONSTRUCTION WAS UNDERWAY ON THE AIRFIELD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8256H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: UNKNOWN
- Airframe hours: 769
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D3G 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Richard E. Durant
- Registered owner: Richard E. Durant
- Departed: REDLANDS, CA
- Destination: REDLANDS, CA
- Airport: Redlands Municipal, runway 26, 4,500 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821013052899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821013052899A), Oct 13, 1982: Piper PA28161, Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during cross wind landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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