# NTSB OAK68D0431: Piaggio P136L1, N221A, Castroville, CA, February 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1968
- Place: Castroville, CA · CASTROVILLE, CA
- Location: 36.7648° N, 121.7534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castroville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7648&lon=-121.7534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0431
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0431

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0563  68/2/17    CASTROVILLE,CALIF   PIAGGIO P136L1      CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N221A               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     52, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LANDED IN WATER DUE GEAR MALFUNCTION. ACFT FELT STRANGE TO PLT,STRUCK SANDBAR ON GO AROUND ATTEMPT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N221A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221A-1979-06-16), registration cancelled 1979-06-16, S/N 198, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGGIO P136L1
- Registry model: [Piaggio P.136-L1](https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-p-136-l1) (registry code 6960104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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