OAK79DVG44

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Zenia, CA · May 27, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 27, 1979
Place
Zenia, CA · ZENIA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8200NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 13, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790527012979A
Case key
136051

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0915  79/5/27  NR.ZENIA,CA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N8200N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ORLAND,CA                   ORLAND,CA                   ZENIA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- HIT FENCE AT END OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8200N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shannon

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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