- Date
- June 28, 1989, 19:00 local (Jun 29, 1989, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Julian, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N23687Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890628018409A
- Case key
- 26437
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to select the proper runway for existing wind conditions and to execute a go-around when touchdown at the proper point was not accomplished.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was landing to the southeast and unaware of the downwind conditions (winds out of the west at an estimated 12 to 15 knots). He estimated his airspeed to be approximately 20 knots higher than normal and the acft touched down beyond the half way point of the 2500 foot airstrip. He determined that a go-around was no longer possible and veered the acft off the right side of the runway. The acft nose gear sank into soft terrain and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23687
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-81A0154
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Western Sun Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MYF · San Diego, CA
- Airport
- L54 · Aqua Caliente Sags
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 87 total · 10 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.