# NTSB LAX84LA362: Piper PA-28-151, N44190, Sacramento, CA, June 22, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 22, 1984, 15:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA362
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24318/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA362

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED HE LANDED A LITTLE LONG ON THE 2800 FOOT DIRT ROAD AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. THE ACFT TRAVELED OFF THE END OF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A RIVER BANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44190](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44190-2013-09-10), registration cancelled 2013-09-10, S/N 28-7415599 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7415599
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Michael W. Leonard
- Last inspection: Annual, June 21, 1984
- Departed: RNO, RENO, NV

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,657 total, 390 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °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 19840622026189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840622026189A), Jun 22, 1984: Piper PA28151, Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting landing on a dirt road and ran off road into a riverbank.

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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