- Date
- July 19, 1992, 18:35 local (Jul 20, 1992, 01:35 UTC)
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N83211Piper PA32-301T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920719026049A
- Case key
- 27696
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Probable cause
An on ground collision with terrain subsequent to an engine failure for undetermined reasons.
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 reported that while on the downwind leg the airplane sustained a total loss of power. The pilot's attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful and he executed an emergency landing to the runway. In order to negotiate the airport the pilot angled towards the runway. After touch down the pilot was unable to align the airplane with the runway and exited the runway and collided with the visual approach slope indicator lights before stopping. The operator operated the engine, shortly after the accident but could not recall if the fuel selector valve was properly selected to a fuel tank. The accident was initially reported as an incident. Further examination of the engine disclosed no evidence of any preexisting malfunctions or failures and the cause of the loss of power could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83211
- Reported as
- Piper PA32-301T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-8124006
- Airframe hours
- 2,227
- Engine
- Lycoming TSIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Feverhelm Transportation, Inc, doing business as West Winds Aviation
- Registered owner
- Feverhelm Transportation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 8, 1991
- Departed
- AVX · Avalon, CA
- Airport
- VNY · Van Nuys, runway 16, 8,001 × 150 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
- 31
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,050 total · 2 in this make and model · 918 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 66 °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.
Other investigations on N83211 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.