- Date
- August 10, 1984, 12:32 local (19:32 UTC)
- Place
- Compton, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N42981Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840810043869A
- Case key
- 24366
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Analysis
The student pilot attempted a second full stop landing on rwy 25R. The airport management personnel stated that the wind was favoring rwy 7. The student plt stated that the acft appeared to have a faster than normal ground speed. The acft touched down near the midpoint of the 3,670 foot rwy and made an attempt to stop. The acft ran off the end of the rwy and collided with a fence and cement wall. The wind was reported to be from 140 degrees at 5 KTS with gusts to 10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42981
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288390049
- Airframe hours
- 591
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Piper Air Center
- Registered owner
- William G Castlen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 7, 1984 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- Long Beach, CA
- Destination
- CPM · Compton, CA
- Airport
- CMP · Compton, runway 25R, 3,670 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 57 total · 38 in this make and model · 18 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °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.