- Date
- June 28, 1992, 20:30 local (Jun 29, 1992, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Coalinga, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4065RPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920628022759A
- Case key
- 27664
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain the proper glide path during the night VFR approach which resulted in a landing undershoot and a subsequent collision with the raised asphalt lip of the runway edge.
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
During the night cross country flight the aircraft landed 130 feet short of the runway in a level dirt overrun area. The aircraft collided with the raised lip of the runway asphalt, which measured six inches above the level of the dirt overrun area, damaging the landing gear attach points and the internal wing structure. FAA inspectors examined the airport and runway lighting and found no deficiencies. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the aircraft prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4065R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-40373
- Airframe hours
- 4,089
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Phyllis J. Weiss
- Registered owner
- Edward A. Weiss
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 16, 1992 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- OXR · Oxnard, CA
- Airport
- 308 · Harris Ranch, runway 32, 2,820 × 30 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 115 in this make and model · 137 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.