- Date
- June 16, 1982, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Roche Harbor, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- CGLXJPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 72404
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Analysis
The aircraft touched down hard on landing, bounced and directional control was lost. The aircraft then groundlooped and went through the airport fence. The pilot and his two passengers were not injured.
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.
Hard landing
Flare - improperCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertent
On ground/water collision with object
Object - fenceFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGLXJ
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-5104
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- James M. Fitzgibbons
- Registered owner
- James M. Fitzgibbons
- Departed
- WA09 · Blaine, WA
- Destination
- Gate City, VA
- Airport
- 9S1 · Roche Harbor, runway 24, 4,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,300 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F