Piper PA-32-300 N15420
27 April 1985 · Oroville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 April 1985 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N15420 was involved in an accident near Oroville, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oroville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oroville Muni (OVE)
- Coordinates
- 39.4994, -121.6693
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N15420
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salinas → Oroville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA226
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
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
AFTER OVERFLYING THE ARPT TO EVALUATE LOCAL CONDITIONS, THE PIC ELECTED TO LAND ON RWY 01. THE WIND WAS ESTIMATED FROM 330 DEGS AT 15 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KTS. THE PIC REPORTED THAT ON FINAL APCH WITH THE ACFT'S FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED, SHE OBSERVED THAT THE WIND HAD CHANGED FROM A LEFT TO RIGHT X-WIND. THE PIC REDUCED PWR (UNDER DIRECTION OF THE SAFETY PLT), THE AIRSPEED DECREASED & THE ACFT BOUNCED HARD ON ITS NOSE GEAR. THE PIC LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT, & THE SAFETY PLT, THE SPOUSE OF THE PIC, TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE SAFETY PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT OFF THE RWY. HE STATED THAT HIS SEAT WAS IN A REARWARD POSITION, & AFTER HE APPLIED FULL PWR IN AN ATTEMPT AT GOING AROUND HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RUDDER PEDALS. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY & THE SAFETY PLT ABORTED THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE & CAME TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT 150 YDS FROM THE RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Perry, Georgia, United States | Geoffrey Green | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Monticello, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-32-301 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Holiday Airways | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Fish Lake Valle, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Chapman Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-32-260 | San Juan | Flemenco Airways, Inc. | Fatal | - |
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