- Date
- September 29, 1984, 07:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N90667Piper PA-60
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24415
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s)
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - improper use ofCause
Analysis
The takeoff rwy had arresting gear installed 1,900 ft from the threshold. In an effort to avoid rolling over the arresting gear cable during the takeoff roll the plt elected to utilize the overrun area for the initiation of the roll. As the acft taxied from the taxiway into the overrun the right main ldg gear rolled into an open utility hole.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90667
- Reported as
- Piper PA-60
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0324-120
- Airframe hours
- 1,098
- Engine
- Continental IO-540-J1K5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Registered owner
- U. S. Customs Air Operations
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · September 7, 1984 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- NZY · San Diego, CA
- Destination
- IPL · Imperial, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- NZY · Nas North Island, runway 18, 8,000 × ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,800 total · 60 in this make and model · 2,900 as pilot in command · 83 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NZY