Piper J3C N92628
15 July 2019 · San Diego, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 2019 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper J3C registered N92628, operated by Advanced Coherent Technologies Llc, was involved in an accident near San Diego, 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 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery-Gibbs Executive (MYF)
- Coordinates
- 32.8158, -117.1394
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C
- Registration
- N92628
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Advanced Coherent Technologies Llc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Diego → San Diego
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA411
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 during landing, which resulted a ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during his second touch-and-go landing, the airplane encountered a crosswind. He overcorrected with rudder input, and the airplane then ground looped and exited the runway to the left. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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