Piper PA-28-161 N8075X

Summary

On 6 July 1986 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8075X, operated by Air Wise Inc., was involved in an accident near Vacaville, 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

6 July 1986 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Vacaville, California, United States

Nearest airport

Nut Tree (045)

Coordinates

38.4094, -122.0092

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N8075X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Air Wise Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA280

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 STUDENT PLT INDICATED THAT AFTER HIS THIRD APPROACH, WHILE FLYING SOLO, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OFF THE RWY DURING THE LANDING ROLL. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, BUT THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A 5 FT DITCH, LOCATED APRX 38 FT FROM THE RWY EDGE, THEN CAME TO REST IN A 10 FT DEEP DITCH ABOUT 59 FT FROM THE RWY. THE STUDENT INDICATED THAT HE HAD USED A HIGHER APPROACH SPEED FOR TURBULENCE IN THE VICINITY OF THE THRESHOLD. ALSO, HE REPORTED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. APRX 26 MI NE AT THE SACRAMENTO METRO AIRPORT, THE WIND WAS FROM 230 DEG AT 5 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.