# NTSB LAX85LA358: Piper PA-28-180, N9653J, Bakersfield, CA, August 19, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 19, 1985, 12:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Coordinates: 35.200523, -118.860069 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2005&lon=-118.8601&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX85LA358
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24808/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA358

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - animal(s) (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT, AS HE WAS ON THE LANDING ROLL, TWO DOGS CHASED A HORSE ACROSS THE RUNWAY, AND THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO AVOID STRIKING THE HORSE WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9653J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9653J), registered now, S/N 28-3818, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-3818
- Airframe hours: 3311
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Edmund J. Mackenberg
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: DLO, DELANO, CA
- Destination: L45
- Airport: L45, Bakersfield Airpark, runway 31, 3,150 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 663 total, 500 in this make and model, 613 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BFL, 7 nm away

## 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 19850819075969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850819075969A), Aug 19, 1985: Piper PA28180, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. On the landing roll, the left wing struck a horse, which had been chased onto the runway by two dogs.

## Other investigations on N9653J (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI99LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA240), Jul 17, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N9653J), Butler, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason, and the pilot's inability to maintain clearance from the fence during the forced landing. Factors relating to this accident were the rising terrain, the…

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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