- Date
- December 30, 1992, 19:30 local (Dec 31, 1992, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Big Bear, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N129ABPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921230051979A
- Case key
- 27895
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft after touchdown.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said that while on final approach he made a correction to the left because the aircraft had drifted to the right of the centerline. The pilot further reported that just after touchdown the aircraft veered to the left, ran off the left side of the runway and collided with a snow bank. The pilot noted that after the accident he observed snow on the runway 'at about our point of entry.' The pilot of a preceding aircraft reported that the runway was dry when he landed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N129AB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7911303
- Airframe hours
- 3,083
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3A5D, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Henry H. Peralez
- Registered owner
- Steven & Anita Peralez
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1992 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- EMT · El Monte, CA
- Airport
- L35 · Big Bear Muni, runway 8, 5,850 × 75 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
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 618 total · 321 in this make and model · 568 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 210° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 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 N129AB · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.