Piper PA-28RT N2510U

Summary

On 30 July 1983 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-28RT registered N2510U, operated by Golden Bear Aviation, was involved in an accident near Novato, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 July 1983 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Novato, California, United States

Nearest airport

Gnoss Field (056)

Coordinates

38.0992, -122.6309

Aircraft

Piper PA-28RT

Registration

N2510U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Golden Bear Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA368

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT LEFT THE RWY DURING LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT. THE PLT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE TOWER HAD ADVISED HIM THAT RWY 13 WAS IN USE AND THERE WAS RIGHT CROSSWIND. DURING THE 3RD LANDING AS THE PLT WAS RAISING THE FLAPS HE ALSO APPLIED THE BRAKES. CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. THE PLT HAD REPORTEDLY USED FULL FLAPS AND AN APPROACH SPEED OF 80 KTS DURING THIS LANDING. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 KTS. THE PLT REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 12 KTS. THE BRAKES WERE EXAMINED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL WITH PADS ALMOST NEW IN APPEARANCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.