Piper PA-20 N7635K
3 August 2008 · Grass Valley, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 August 2008 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N7635K was involved in an accident near Grass Valley, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grass Valley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grass Valley (KGOO)
- Coordinates
- 39.2239, -121.0050
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N7635K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brentwood → Grass Valley
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX08CA255
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control due to his foot slipping off one rudder pedal while braking.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he made a wheel landing on the runway. He lowered the tail and started to apply the brakes when his right foot slipped off the rudder pedal. The plane veered left and he applied full left brake to avoid nosing into a drainage ditch head first. During this turn the tail wheel struck a boulder and the right wing tipped down and struck the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2008 | Piper PA-20 | Albertville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-20/22 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Donald Lee | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2008 | Piper PA-20 | Fields, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2007 | Piper PA-20-135 | State College, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-20 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | Wayne Brown | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2009 | Piper PA-20 | Bozeman, Montana, United States | Hutchinson Darrold K | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 2008 | Cessna 172S | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Pacific Aerocademy | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Cessna TU206G | Groveland, California, United States | Charles D Hartwell | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2008 | Piper PA 28-180 | Sonoma, California, United States | Timothy Bennett | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2008 | Cessna 152 | Redding, California, United States | Kenneth A Tyler | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2008 | Kaman K-1200 | Santa Clarita, California, United States | Superior Leasing LLC | Fatal | - |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Ercoupe 415-C | Corona, California, United States | Herbert Guiness | No injuries | - |