- Date
- December 29, 1988, 13:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Avalon, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28843Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 26317
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot lost control of the airplane during landing roll at catalina airport. The airplane departed the end of runway 22, went down a steep slope and collided with the ground. The pilot reported that his first approach had been too high, so he made a go-around and returned for landing. The plt said he then made a normal approach and landed 200-300 feet past the runway threshold. He stated that, 'I applied normal and even braking pressure, but the plane did not respond as I expected. Instead it decelerated very slowly.' A witness stated that the airplane touched down in the last third of the runway; he stated that the pilot's approach seemed to be faster than normal. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28843
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7916509
- Airframe hours
- 2,922
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation Clubs Of Fullerton
- Registered owner
- Bruce Leach
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 23, 1988 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- HHR · Hawthorne, CA
- Airport
- AVX · Catalina, runway 22, 3,240 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 315 total · 21 in this make and model · 256 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F