- Date
- May 25, 1984, 19:00 local (May 26, 1984, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Novato, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5698HPiper PA-16
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840525019469A
- Case key
- 24288
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt lost directional control during landing roll. Acft veered off left side of rwy. Plt attempted to return to rwy and acft contacted VASI light. Gusty crosswind conditions existed. Plt's ttl flt time was 68.9 hrs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5698H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 16-309
- Airframe hours
- 2,107
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary S Tiebens
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1983
- Departed
- SNS · Salinas, CA
- Destination
- 056 · Novato, CA
- Airport
- 056 · Gnoss Field, runway 31, 3,300 × 60 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 68 total · 43 in this make and model · 49 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.