- Date
- July 6, 1986, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Vacaville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8075XPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860706030709A
- Case key
- 25204
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Analysis
The student plt indicated that after his third approach, while flying solo, the acft veered to the right and went off the rwy during the landing roll. He attempted to correct the situation, but the acft collided with a 5 ft ditch, located aprx 38 ft from the rwy edge, then came to rest in a 10 ft deep ditch about 59 ft from the rwy. The student indicated that he had used a higher approach speed for turbulence in the vicinity of the threshold. Also, he reported there was no mechanical failures or malfunctions prior to the accident. Aprx 26 mi NE at the sacramento metro airport, the wind was from 230 deg at 5 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8075X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8016044
- Airframe hours
- 2,682
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D36, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Air Wise Inc.
- Registered owner
- Robert Kendrick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 23, 1986 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- 045
- Airport
- 045 · Nut Tree, runway 19, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20 total · 15 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SMF, 26 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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