- Date
- September 17, 1983, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Ynez, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5156XChampion 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830917057369A
- Case key
- 24064
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt made his apch to land on rwy 26 with winds reportedly from 270 deg at 10 gusting 15 KTS. During the landing, the acft touched down short of the runway in an area containing deep furrows. Subsequently, the main gear collapsed & the fuselage & wings of the acft were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5156X
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 181
- Airframe hours
- 2,927
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Santa Barbara Aviation
- Registered owner
- Daniel Uhlik
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 8, 1983
- Airport
- LU7 · Santa Ynez, runway 26, 2,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 991 total · 550 in this make and model · 947 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.