- Date
- June 8, 1992, 17:54 local (Jun 9, 1992, 00:54 UTC)
- Place
- Chino, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N31961Piper PA-32RT-300T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920608018839A
- Case key
- 27643
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. The pilot's misjuding the flare was a factor.
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 airplane was on a visual flight rules final approach when the pilot noted the airplane was 'a little high.' The pilot said that when he reduced the throttle to lose altitude, the airplane's engine had a partial loss of engine power. He said he entered a forced landing to a field east of the airport. He said 'the ground (was) coming up fast (and he) put it down straight ahead.' During touchdown, the airplane landed hard. A reason for the partial loss of power was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31961
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300T (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7887017
- Airframe hours
- 1,418
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Raymond T. Troll
- Registered owner
- Raymond T. Troll
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 3, 1991 · 132 hours before
- Departed
- CNO
- Destination
- CNO
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CNO, 1 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.