- Date
- August 23, 1987, 06:55 local (13:55 UTC)
- Place
- Long Beach, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9144TPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870823047659A
- Case key
- 25669
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt indicated that 10 min from his destination he became concerned that the fuel gauges read 'near zero.' The plt elected to divert to another aprt, which was closed. The plt maintained his alt in case of power loss. The plt stated, 'I also became glued to the gas gauges and the engine RPM.' The plt then indicated that he realized that he was about 2,000 ft too high on final aprch. He then reduced the throttle and placed the acft in a slip. According to the plt the rate of descent and a/s were high and he did not lower any flaps. The acft touched down midfield on the 6,192 ft Long rwy with an indicated a/s of 126 mph. The plt further indicated that he was unable to get a room in las vegas the night prior to the flight and did not get any sleep. He stated in his report that fatigue due to the lack of sleep affected his judgement and performance. The acft ran off the departure end of the rwy and collided with a dirt bank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9144T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288690029
- Airframe hours
- 1,166
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Peninsula Aviation
- Registered owner
- Roger W. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 13, 1987
- Departed
- LAS · Las Vegas, NV
- Destination
- TOA · Torrance, CA
- Airport
- LBG · Long Beach, runway 25R, 6,192 × 200 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
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 84 total · 13 in this make and model · 52 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 16 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LGB, 5 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.
Other investigations on N9144T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.