- Date
- May 25, 1968
- Place
- Los Banos, CA · LOS BANOS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6105WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110247
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1630 68/5/25 LOS BANOS,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 117 TIME - 1430 N6105W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA NELLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER REMARKS- LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND 15K GUSTING TO 20K. NOSE GEAR STRUCK HOLE OFF RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6105W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Nella
N6105WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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