- Date
- August 7, 1987, 14:48 local (21:48 UTC)
- Place
- Redding, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N81200Piper PA28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870807077009A
- Case key
- 25661
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an air race, the plt was attempting a landing when on final approach the acft flew through updrafts. The plt landed the acft aprx 600 ft from the threshold and applied heavy braking. Just prior to running off the runway the pilot added full power and ran through a fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81200
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8016143
- Airframe hours
- 2,575
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carl J. Kennedy, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 17, 1987 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- MOD · Modesto, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 085 · Benton Fld, runway 33, 2,420 × 80 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 295 total · 8 in this make and model · 206 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 106 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDD, 3 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.