Piper PA-28-161 N4390S
29 December 2001 · Long Beach, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 December 2001 at about 23:49 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N4390S, operated by Long Beach Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Long Beach, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Long Beach/Dougherty Field (LGB)
- Coordinates
- 33.8608, -118.1807
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N4390S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Long Beach Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Long Beach → Long Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX02LA060
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind, and his failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported he approached the 150-foot-wide runway with "crosswind correction," on center, and aligned with the runway. The runway was wet following a rain shower. As the airplane got close to the runway a left drift developed. The pilot attempted to lower the right wing to arrest the drift; however, the airplane touched down on both main landing gear about the same time. The airplane began a "severe slip" toward the left edge of the runway and, although the airplane was aligned with the runway, it traveled sideways. The pilot maintained crosswind correction and stopped the airplane. He was notified later that the left wing had been damaged by a taxiway sign. He reported there was no mechanical malfunction. In a weather observation taken 7 minutes after the accident, the surface wind was variable at 5 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-28-180 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | Monroe Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-28-235 | Crestline, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-28-161 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-28-181 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-28-181 | Lytle Creek, California, United States | Air Desert Pacific | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-28-RT201 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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