- Date
- April 10, 1991, 09:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7466PPiper PA24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910410009779A
- Case key
- 27170
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Probable cause
That the pilot failed to maintain proper alignment during the landing roll on the narrow airstrip.
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 elected to land on the 30 ft wide privately owned airstrip to pickup a passenger. During the landing roll-out the pilot failed to maintain proper alignment on the centerline of the airstrip and the left wing struck a shrub adjacent to the left side of the airstrip. The airplane ground looped causing the right main landing gear to collapse and damage to both wings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7466P
- Reported as
- Piper PA24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-2657
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1D5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J & L Flying, Inc.
- Registered owner
- J & L Flying , Inc.
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- BWC · Brawley, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- BWC · Brawley Municipal
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,391 total · 36 in this make and model · 1,344 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N7466P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.