- Date
- April 2, 1987, 06:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jean, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5916HPiper PA 16
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870402008269A
- Case key
- 40604
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was landing his acft onto runway 02 with the wind from 230 degrees at 7 knots, which would be a left quartering tailwind. During the rollout the acft veered to the right of the runway onto soft terrain striking rocks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5916H
- Reported as
- Piper PA 16 (NO SERIES)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 16-537
- Built
- 1949
- Airframe hours
- 2,025
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hainline James L
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 22, 1987 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- OL7 · Jean, runway 2, 4,500 × 200 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 560 total · 147 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F
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 N5916H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.