Piper PA-28R-200 N8651C

Summary

On 9 June 1985 at about 23:18 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N8651C, operated by Roger A. Kopp, was involved in an accident near Los Almos, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 June 1985 at 23:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Almos, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Los Alamos (LAM)

Coordinates

35.8895, -106.2792

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N8651C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Roger A. Kopp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Okmulgee → Los Almos

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN85LA152

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 PLT WAS MAKING AN APCH TO RWY 27 AT THE LOS ALAMOS MUNI ARPT IN GUSTY X-WIND CONDITIONS. THE ARPT WAS LOCATED ATOP A MESA & RWY 27 HAD A 1.5% UPHILL RWY GRADIENT. THE PLT SAID HE SELECTED 2 NOTCHES (25 DEG) OF FLAPS. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 210 TO 240 DEG AT 10 TO 16 KTS. AS THE PLT FLARED TO LAND, A STRONG GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE ACFT TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. THE PLT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. HOWEVER, THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ADJACENT TO THE RWY & SKIDDED 200 FT BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE ARPT ELEVATION WAS 7173 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.